‘Miscellany’ Archives
Vine Church had a “moving” experience 124 years ago; 34 years later “converted” to Burma-Shave
BY STEVE SANDBERG Thanks Alley Newspaper. It was really interesting and fun to read Sarah Silver”'s memoir of being the jingle judge for the Burma shave company nearly sixty years ago. Rest in peace, Sarah, and thank you! And thanks to Knowles Daugherty for connecting Sarah to Alley readers. It is now April of 2016. In April of 1892, 124 years ago, Vine Congregational Church moved its10 year old church building to 21st Avenue South and East Lake Street [ironically; from Hiawatha and Lake Street), where it still stands covered in white vinyl siding. When I became aware last fall that Minneapolis Public Schools had acquired this site with plans to level it, I knew only of its history as the building where the Burma shave company had begun making their iconic signs and shaving cream from 1926 to 1940, but I now have learned that prior to becoming the Burma shave factory in 1926, it had already been serving the community in various capacities for 43 years! This is more [...]
For the Native youth of Phillips “there are a lot of possibilities out there…to be a part of”¦”
I See Generations Photo by Jaime Martinez BY COCO VILLALUZ with LINDSEY FENNER The eastern wall of the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) at 1530 E. Franklin Avenue has been turned into a 3,306 square foot canvas. Guided by Native youth, mural artists Gregg Deal and Votan have created a stunning new mural alongside George Morrison”'s wood collage on the MAIC that showcases the wealth of Native public art in the Phillips Community. This new mural acts as an entrance to the American Indian cultural corridor along Franklin Avenue. The MAIC mural was a collaboration between ClearWay Minnesota, a non-profit working to reduce commercial tobacco usage; the Native Youth Alliance of Minnesota; and community organizer Charlie Thayer. The project was further supported by Mary LaGarde, Executive Director of MAIC, and Frank Downwind and Ozzie Snowdon from Little Earth of United Tribes. In February 2015, ClearWay Minnesota hosted two community dialogues in the urban [...]
A Bridge over Hiawatha Ave?
BY HARVEY WINJE Build a bridge over Hiawatha Avenue for Greenway traffic? Impossible! Challenges: the space between the LRT wires and power lines are too short for bridge beams and there is no space beneath for bridge columns between highway lanes. The passageway is too high for an accessible ramp. Mission accomplished! Elongated ramps were designed within the land limits and the roadbed was supported by cables instead of typical hefty columns. Appropriateness of this bridge being named after Martin Olav Sabo: Sabo”'s astuteness knowing when and how to “pull strings” Sabo”'s ability to appreciate the importance of compromise. Sabo”'s civility that embellished negotiating. Sabo”'s savvy to seek expert advice on details. Sabo”'s compassion for the people he represented and their causes. Sabo”'s patience, diligence, and ingenuity that enhanced the stature of social justice causes and the reputations of his [...]
