Goofy’s Upper Deck | September 6, 2023 This excerpt from a September 1983 City Pages article about the bar describes the chaos of the night: “The bar sustained $3,000 worth of damage; seven or eight Minneapolis police cars and ‘at least a dozen police’ were called; smoke bombs were set off; a teenage girl was slugged by an unknown cop; fan and racist graffiti was etched and sprayed into newly painted walls and bathrooms; toilets were ripped out and chairs stolen; a window was broken; one person was arrested; and a complaint was filed with the police department’s internal affairs unit alleging ‘excessive force in affecting arrest after.’ Jesse James | September 7, 2023 Jesse and Frank James were later discovered living in Nashville under fake names. Frank had settled down, but Jesse was restless and recruited new gang members. One of those members, Robert Ford, eventually shot and killed Jesse for a $5,000 bounty. Ford was indicted, pled guilty, sentenced to death, and given a full pardon by the Missouri Governor in a single day. Rumors of Jesse James’ survival are common, but historians have not accepted the theories as plausible. Emil Liers Otters | September 14, 2023 Because it was Emil Liers’ fur trap that orphaned the young cubs, Liers never set another trap again. Instead, he changed how the public viewed otters and educated the animal community on their care.
Stone Arch Bridge | September 21, 2023 When the Stone Arch Bridge was being built, engineers thought it would be impossible to build a railroad bridge out of stone instead of iron. Critics believed it would crumble from vibrations of rail traffic and named it “Hill’s Folly” after the builder, James J. Hill. Now, after 140 years, it will be closed for a reconstruction project by the Minnesota Department of Transportation where they will replace old mortar and stones. Fish Jones – Elephants, Lions and Bears Roamed Minnehaha Falls | October 10, 2023 In 1907, Jones opened the “Longfellow Zoological Gardens” to great success. Tens of thousands of visitors came through to see his collection of animals. Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station | November 16, 2023 This gas station is one of the few designs from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City plan that was actually implemented. If you visit, you can still see the red ceramic tile that Wright used to sign his designs. Unfortunately, the station’s tile was chipped after someone drove their camper over the pumps and into the observation deck. Minneapolis’ First Poet Laureate | January 4, 2024 Heid E. Erdrich will share a new poem when she’s honored at the Minneapolis City Council meeting on January 8. Erdrich is a two-time Minnesota Book Award winner and the author of seven poetry collections. She also co-founded Birchbark Books & Native Arts with her sister Louise Erdrich.
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