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Hamline Midway Q &
A
Q. Castle
Sandbox at Hamline Playground? Submitted: May
9, 2006 [Submitted
by Triesta Brown] Does
anyone have photos of the castle shaped
sandbox that was allegedly built at the
Hamline Playground around the same time as
the playground building was built? The
information is needed for a possible
submission of the playground building to
the national historic register. Does
anyone know if the sandbox really existed,
or is this our own Hamline Midway urban
legend? If
you know something about this, please
contact Q. Does
anyone have pictures or information about the
Community House built by the Hamline Congregation
in 1919? Submitted: Mar.
20, 2006 [We
received this inquiry and comment from
Mary Bakeman, who is currently writing a
history of the Hamline United Methodist
Church.] The
Hamline congregation built a
Community House on
Asbury (where the education wing of the
church now stands) in 1919. It was razed
in the early 1950s. Do
you have a photo of
that? If
you know something about this, please
contact Mary
adds this note... Incidentally,
our church website has some great
photos of our stained glass windows and
original carvings. This building was
dedicated in 1928, following the fire
which consumed the original building
(from 1900) that was designed by
Clarence Johnston. The current building
was designed by Fred Slifer, a student
of Cass Gilbert and Emanuel
Masqueray. See
it in person or visit the
Hamline
United Methodist
Church
Web site. Q. Where was
the Hamline Masonic Temple? Submitted: Jan.
28, 2006 As a
starting point, there is a picture of the
Hamline Masonic Temple on the
Hamline
University Archives Web
site.
This photo is from a postcard dated 1916
and places the Masonic Temple at 1544
Englewood (then called "Capitol Avenue";
see
below).
According to this, the building was
destroyed by fire in 1980. Using
today's numbering, 1544 Englewood, falls
somewhere on the first block of Englewood,
just east of Snelling Avenue
[Link
to Google
Maps]. Like so
many questions about history, this leads
to even more questions: - Phil
Reinhardt, Feb. 16, 2006 If
you know something about this, please
contact Q. What
happened to Midway Hospital? Submitted: Jan.
28, 2006 If
you know something about this, please contact Q. Were there
three Hancock Schools? Submitted: Jan.
28, 2006 I believe it's
just two... These
photos
from the Minnesota Historical Society online Visual
Resource Database shows an early picture Hancock
School building (1900,
1915)
at Snelling and Wesley (today's Hubbard)
Avenues. Comparing them
to the later pictures (1949),
it looks like the same building, only with a new,
flattened roof. Anyone have more
information on this? - Phil
Reinhardt, Feb. 17, 2006 If
you know something about this, please contact Q. Is there
info about an "Ice Cream Social" held at Hamline
Playground, circa 1940-41? Submitted: Jan.
28, 2006 This
question was submitted by Hamline Midway
resident Bob Nilles along with this photo
of his sister, Kathleen, as the first
"Queen of the Hamline Playground."
He
believes this photo was taken around 1940
or 1941. (Click photo for a larger
version) Any
thoughts? Here
are a few related resources: If
you know something about this, please
contact Q. Why/when
did Capitol Avenue get changed to Englewood
Avenue? Submitted: Jan.
28, 2006 An excellent
resource for this question is Donald Empson's 1975
book, The Street Where You Live.
[Link
to St. Paul Library card
catalog] Empson says this
about Englewood Avenue: "Previously Capitol
Avenue, the name was changed in 1940. The
significance of this new name, if any, is neither
recalled nor recorded." - Phil
Reinhardt, Feb. 16, 2006 If
you know something about this, please contact Q. Where was
the Hamline train depot? Are there
pictures? Submitted: Jan.
28, 2006 A personal quest
of mine, I am interested in finding pictures,
references, or maps of the Hamline, Minnesota,
train depot. A couple of
early maps in our online
collection
show the depot just north of the Hamline University
campus, though each shows a slightly different
location: - Phil
Reinhardt, Feb. 16, 2006 If
you know something about this, please contact Q. Where did
our house come from (1288 Taylor Avenue)? Was it
moved there? Submitted: Jan.
28, 2006 Visit the
Researching
Residential
History
page created by Hamline Midway History Corps
founder Kristi Mather. This will give you some
great starting points for learning about the
origins of your home or commercial
building. Q. Koppers
Coke Plant - what was there before
that? Submitted: Jan.
28, 2006 The Koppers Coke
Plant was located at 1000 N. Hamline Avenue
[Link to Google Maps]. Sometimes one
can find historical information in the most
unexpected places -- in this case, the
Environmental Protection Agency Web site
[link].
Here's the description: This
Web
page,
from St.
Paul
Phototour,
includes this comment about the Hamline Midway
neighborhood: Here are a few
online resources that put some light on this
question: - Phil
Reinhardt, Feb. 17, 2006 Any other
thoughts or memories? Let us know! If
you know something about this, please contact
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Saint Paul, Minnesota