Lake District Of Minneapolis: A History of the Calhoun-Isles Community

by David A. Lanegran, Ernest R. Sandeen (Contribution by)

Overview

A colorful history of one of the city’s most beloved neighborhoods—now back in print!

The Minneapolis lake district, which includes Lowry Hill, Kenwood, Lake of the Isles, and East Calhoun, has always attracted a unique mix of people. Some came to make their fortune, others to live a splendid life in what was then open country. Some came to build comfortable family homes, others to promenade along the lake shores or to revel in outdoor sports and recreation. No matter the year or the season, the lake district has always taken center stage in Minneapolis’s urban life.

David A. Lanegran and Ernest R. Sandeen give us the complete history of the area—from the early Native American villages and pioneering missionaries, through the era of the grand resort and the coming of the streetcars, to the park board’s remaking of the lakes and the landscape in 1911. With many vivid photographs and illustrations, the book concludes with historical walking tours of the Lowry Hill, Kenwood, East Lowry Hill, Lake of the Isles, East Calhoun, and Cottage City neighborhoods.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816644223
Publisher:	University of Minnesota Press
Publication date:	06/01/2004
Series:	Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage
Edition description:	First edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	10.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Before his death in 1982, Ernest R. Sandeen was the James Wallace Professor of History and codirector of the Living Historical Museum at Macalester College. He served as a member of St. Paul’s Historic Preservation Commission and as a partner in Lanegran, Richter, and Sandeen, an architectural preservation, design, and land-use firm.

Table of Contents

	Preface to the 2004 Edition	ix
	Prologue	1
1	Early History	5
2	Streetcars and Parks	19
3	The Founding of the Neighborhoods	31
4	Life on the Lakes	49
5	Northern Neighborhood Tours	69
	Lowry Hill	69
	The Wedge	79
	Kenwood	86
6	Southern Neighborhood Tours	93
	Lake of the Isles	93
	East Calhoun	97
	Cottage City	102
	Lakewood Cemetery	105
	Notes and Acknowledgements	109
	Index	111