Photograph - Minnesota Avenue

2024.5087.1

Postcard of Minnesota Avenue
Title
Postcard of Minnesota Avenue
Creation Date
1916 – 1918
Materials

Dimensions

3.5" H x 5.5" W

Description
Postcard photograph of downtown Glenwood. A view of East Minnesota Avenue looking West.
You can see up and down the street: Millinery, dress makers, Pool Parlor, Glenwood Mercantile Co., T. Callaghan Hardware, Hershman's Department Store, Minton Hotel, Garage, Drug store, Glenwood State Bank, The Rogers restaurant and bakery, Roger's Hotel, cafe, Rex Theatre. Note the many horses (horse poop) AND cars in the photo. The water fountains, the lake in the background. A small dog sits on the side of the road. We estimate the year to be 1916-1918.

Related People and Organizations
Minton Hotel
Glenwood State Bank
Webster Building
Rogers Hotel & Cafe, Glenwood
Hershman's Department Store
D. L. Grant and Company
McCauley Opera House
Geographic Notes
Glenwood, Minnesota
Geographic Names
Glenwood, Pope, Minnesota, United States, NA [45.65024,-95.38976] [id:5028087]

Contact the Pope County Historical Society for more information