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Minnesota History

What Minnesota’s Twin Cities Looked Like In The 1930s May Shock You. Minneapolis Especially.

By Jo Magliocco | Published March 31, 2016

In the late 1930s Minneapolis and St. Paul were the center of the milling industry that was rapidly starting to crumble, and beginning to look like the cities we know now. We’re taking a look back in time so we can marvel at how much these cities have changed and grown since then. It’s crazy to see how Minneapolis in particular changed so much in the last 85 years.

1. Saint Paul across the Mississippi looks very similar to the city we know and love now.

2. A more distant shot of Saint Paul across the Mississippi.

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3. Courthouse and city hall, Saint Paul.

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4. A rooming house in Saint Paul.

5. This is an awesome aerial shot of Saint Paul.

6. Barges on the Mississippi River.

7. The gateway district in Minneapolis was full of unemployed laborers.

8. This is a park in the gateway district.

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9. A Minneapolis tourist camp.

10. Streetcars in the yard in Minneapolis.

11. An abandoned factory in Minneapolis.

12. Guess at least one thing stayed the same, we sure love our breweries!

13. The Minneapolis milling district was massive in the early 1900s.

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14. Flour mills in Minneapolis along the river.

15. Power plant along the Mississippi River.

16. A newsstand in Minneapolis.

What memories do you have of the Twin Cities in the past?

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