Once there were castles : lost mansions and estates of the Twin Cities / Larry Millett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millett, Larry, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lost architecture--Minnesota--Minneapolis Metropolitan Area.

Lost architecture.

Lost architecture--Minnesota--Saint Paul Metropolitan Area.

Mansions--Minnesota--Minneapolis Metropolitan Area.

Mansions.

Mansions--Minnesota--Saint Paul Metropolitan Area.

Minnesota--Saint Paul Metropolitan Area.

Minnesota--Minneapolis Metropolitan Area.

Physical Description:

ix, 363 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Lost mansions and estates of the Twin Cities

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2011]

Summary:

This attractive book is oversize (10x11.5") and well designed, gracefully integrating photos and text. Millett sets the context, pointing out that tearing down lovely buildings is not just a phenomenon of recent years, as evidenced by a 1922 newspaper excerpt in which such activities are lamented. He offers well-researched narrative and a generous display of archival photos to document the lost buildings of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. This volume is a companion to his earlier work on vanished architecture in the downtown areas, Lost Twin Cities. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

St. Paul. Lowertown and Dayton's Bluff

Capitol Heights, Central Park, and College Avenue

Summit Avenue and the Hill District

Rice Park, West Seventh, and the West Side

Around St. Paul

Suburban St. Paul

Minneapolis. Central Downtown

Loring Park, Hawthorne Park, and Oak Lake

Stevens Square, Washburn/Fair Oaks, and Park Avenue

Lowry Hill

The Lake District

Nicollet Island, Northeast, and University

Suburban Minneapolis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816674305

0816674302

OCLC:

719427912