News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Sunday December 28th 2025
Vine Church, Good Templar, Winget Mfg., Burma-Shave, Furniture Barn
BY STEVE SANDBERG, for the Committee
The building at 2019 East Lake Street is like a “cat with nine lives;” that is, flexible, resilient, and able to land on its feet regardless of fall height.
Thanks to all of you who have shown interest in the history of the Burma Shave building. Since the December issue of The Alley Newspaper”'s first Burma-Shave Building article, we have registered with the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, and they will help us do a historic survey. We have learned through older neighborhood residents including memories of a resident who passed away last year at age 102, that the building was originally the historic Vine Congregational Church. It was after that, among other things, a meeting place for a Norwegian chapter of the International Order of Good Templar, and Winget Manufacturing, which made bonnets and ladies furnishings.
On December 10th the Board of Corcoran Neighborhood Organization voted to request of the MPS that a historic survey be done, but as of yet we have no confirmation as to whether that has been communicated. We are creating a Burma Shave History/ Historic Vine Church FaceBook page which we encourage you to check out and contribute any historical information that you may have.… Read the rest “Vine Church, Good Templar, Winget Mfg., Burma-Shave, Furniture Barn”
What is the purpose of the BYI Communications CHAT?
“This CHAT works to lessen and ultimately eliminate the divide between people who have information and those who do not so that everyone has the opportunity to be engaged in a healthy community.”
What is the role of the Communications CHAT as part of the BYI?
The BYI Communications CHAT is a resource to the BYI in two important, general ways
1. Internal to BYI: Assists in CHAT teams learning about the activities of other CHAT teams and to discover ways to lend expertise to each other. This internal communication helps to strengthen the relationships between individuals within the BYI and thereby strengthens the entire Backyard Initiative.
2. External to the BYI: We also support the CHAT teams communicating in their own words and ideas to the 42,000 residents and 15,000 households in the Backyard area. The Communications CHAT continues to employ methods of conveying what the Backyard Initiative is, its history, its governance structure, and the knowledge it is producing.
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Life after 40
What will “Life after 40 years old” be for The Alley Newspaper?
“Has The Alley Newspaper served a purpose? If so, what is it?”
The answers to these questions from our readers, our writers, our advertisers, our supporters will lead Alley Communications into reinvigorating and more importantly, revising what we do and how we do it beginning in 2016””a year of Anniversary Celebration and Deliberation.
Enjoy the beginning of the Anniversary Celebration at the “Life After 40 Exhibit” with highlights of our 40 YEARS of publishing on December 16th 2015; 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Avenue, Mpls. The American Swedish Institute is the our community”'s castle!
That evening is also the American Swedish Institute”'s Holiday Open House for the Phillips Community without Admission Charge. Come and celebrate the importance of cultural identity through seeing some of the arts and crafts in this architectural treasure of our community. Enjoy some lite holiday refreshments and remarkable winter holiday decorations throughout the Turnblad mansion. If you have never been there before, this is a great opportunity to enjoy the whole castle and their new, modern Nelson Cultural Center with its restaurant called FIKA.
If you”'ve been there before, you”'ll know you want to seize this no-admission fee opportunity because every year is excitingly different.… Read the rest “Life after 40”
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