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Minnesota History

Wis. historical group acquires rare Taliesin images

Wis. historical group acquires rare Taliesin images

The Wisconsin Historical Society has purchased 25 rare photographic proofs of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin estate in Spring Green, Wis., providing a fresh glimpse into the famed architect's home built about 100 years ago.

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Minnesota history: The rise of 3M

Minnesota history: The rise of 3M

Morning Edition's Cathy Wurzer paid a visit to the old St. Paul headquarters of 3M recently with St. John's University historian Annette Atkins.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Timeline of MPR's history

Timeline of MPR's history

A brief history of Minnesota Public Radio, under the leadership of President and CEO Bill Kling.

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Living in a Lustron, the '50s 'house of the future'

Living in a Lustron, the '50s 'house of the future'

In the late 1940s, a dwelling made of prefabricated steel panels called the Lustron, was hailed by promoters as the house of the future. About 19 Lustrons were built in Minnesota, including a handful in the Twin Cities.
by Chris Roberts

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Central Corridor: In the shadow of Rondo

Central Corridor: In the shadow of Rondo

Some African-Americans in St. Paul see parallels between the light-rail line planned for University Ave. and the construction of Interstate 94 in the 1950s, which plowed through the old Rondo neighborhood and still stirs emotions.
by Laura Yuen

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Cap Wigington, St. Paul's architect

Cap Wigington, St. Paul's architect

Of the approximately 100,000 architects in the United States in 2005, only about 1,500 were African-American, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This fact makes the story of Clarence "Cap" Wigington even more remarkable.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Central Corridor: Sons of Rondo on opposite sides

Central Corridor: Sons of Rondo on opposite sides

Not everyone whose families lost their Rondo neighborhood houses to the I-94 freeway project in the 1950s and '60s is fighting light rail. Here are three men who have emerged in the Central Corridor debate, and whose own lives have been touched by Rondo.
by Laura Yuen

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Minn. veteran recalls his role in revealing Holocaust to the world

Minn. veteran recalls his role in revealing Holocaust to the world

Red Wing resident Gordon Fisher enlisted in the Air Force in 1942 to avoid being drafted into the infantry. Toward the end of World War II, he received an assignment that would unveil the atrocities of the Holocaust.
by Elizabeth Baier

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