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Dinkytown : four blocks of history / Bill Huntzicker ; introduction by Steven Bergerson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huntzicker, William, author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minneapolis (Minn.)-History-Pictorial works.
- Minneapolis (Minn.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Minneapolis (Minn.).
- Dinkytown (Minneapolis, Minn.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Dinkytown (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Dinkytown belies its name with a big history and outsized influence on the culture of Minneapolis.It began as a business district serving the University of Minnesota and became a creative center between the flour milling district and a massive railroad yard.By 1875, Dinkytown was a terminus on the horse-drawn streetcar system.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction, by Steven Bergerson
- 1. A Historic Neighborhood
- 2. What's in a Name?
- 3. Growing with the University
- 4. Campus News and Advertising
- 5. The University Community
- 6. University Activities Spill into Neighborhoods
- 7. Two Key Urban Businesses: Academic and Support
- 8. The University Turns Away
- 9. Religion On and Off Campus
- 10. A Religious Reunion in 2014
- 11. Bookstores Proliferate
- 12. Folk and Mass Culture: The Case of Tevye
- 13. Manfred's Memories
- 14. Dylan, a Dollar, a Ten O'Clock Scholar
- 15. Postwar Social Change
- 16. Milgrom, Film and a Red Barn
- 17. Red Barn and People's Park
- 18. One Day in May 1972: The War Comes Home
- 19. Eight Days in May 1972
- 20. Dinkytown, Memories and Change in 2013
- 21. Dinkiest Place, Biggest Reputation
- 22. Dinkytown Becomes Historic
- 23. Ownership Has Its Privileges
- 24. Dinkytown Characters
- 25. Southeast Libraries
- 26. A Tour of Dinkytown
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-175).
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-62585-742-X
- OCLC:
- 961337323
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