Local History Videos

  Glimpse history through fascinating old images of  Minneapolis  in Minnesota, USA. Old Photos of  Minneapolis These first early photos of the city shown here are unfortunately undated in the archives. However, we can see that cars are entirely absent, and American cities often saw these in downtown streets from the early 20th Century, so they are likely to be before 1905. We also know that in 1889, the  Minneapolis  City Council passed a resolution to convert Fourth Avenue’s horse car line into an electric line. It success then led to the development of electric car lines in other streets, so that helps us date those photos with streetcars and rails in the roads. Old photo of the junction of Nicollet Avenue and Hennepin Avenue in  Minneapolis , Minnesota. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library. Old photo of Nicollet and Hennepin Avenues, M...

  Glimpse history through old images of  Saint   Paul , Minnesota. Saint   Paul  1903 – 1915 In these old photos of  Saint   Paul  taken between 1903 and 1915, you’ll see horses and cars parked up alongside the stores on Robert Street, and panoramic views of the city showing the bridges and buildings of more than a century ago. Each old photo is carefully labelled with the location and date, so you always know when and where you are. Old photos of  Saint   Paul (Minnesota)1903-1915 – oldstuff4all on YouTube