The St. Louis Park Historical Society has possession of various PTA scrapbooks that have been made over the years. Information from those books appears in this section, and gives us an insight into the concerns that parents had during the…

Among the first institutions which settlers establish in the new land is the school. And true to this usual pattern, the settlers in the south part of the area which was to become St. Louis Park established a school at…

Susan Lindgren Elementary School was built at 4801 W. 41st Street as a result of a bond issue in 1965 that was meant to eliminate substandard classrooms and overcrowding, and to retire Park Hill Elementary School, which was built in…

The following was provided by the church: RISING FROM THE ASHES by Jane Nones St. Dunstan’s Anglican Church rose from the ashes of the Episcopal General Convention held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in September 1976. Even though traditional clergy and lay…

There is much more that can be added to this timeline; please contact us if you have any additions or corrections.  Also see:   St. Louis Park Schools Pratt School was opened in 1859.  It was located at Excelsior Blvd. and…

PUBLIC SCHOOLS Also see St. Louis Park Schools, Private Schools SECONDARY SCHOOLS: St. Louis Park High School (1956 – Present)- 6425 West 33rd Street St. Louis Park Alternative High School, Grades 11-12 – 3431 Dakota Ave. St. Louis Park Middle…

All additions, updates, and corrections to this information is welcome; please Contact Us.    Also see St. Louis Park Schools, Public Schools   Bais Yaakov High School is a “college preparatory high school for young women offering Jewish and academic studies.”…

The following is a list of the schools in St. Louis Park, past and present.  Please contact us if you have any additions or corrections. Aquila Elementary School was built in 1957 at 8500 W. 31st. Street. An addition was…

At first there was no bus service for children to get to school, and they walked long distances.  If they were lucky, someone had a horse-drawn sleigh to give them a ride.  The first bus was a Model T and…

Peter Hobart Elementary School was constructed in 1967, designed by architects Armstrong, Schlicting and Skoald. The school was one of two that were named for students who had died young. Peter Hobart was an outstanding student and president of the…