Much of the information below was provided by researcher Daniel Grobani. Please contact us if you have additions or corrections to this information.   DOCKEN’S STORE   Although not quite in St. Louis Park, Docken’s Community Store certainly served the…

See the end of this article for a list of sources for this article. DAN PATCH THE RAILROAD 1906 An article dated September 3, 1906, in the Minneapolis Journal announced plans for the construction of an electric trolley line carrying…

St. Louis Park in the 1950s was an exciting place, with homes, schools, and churches springing up like wildfire, new organizations forming, and a pervasive enthusiasm for all things community. The baby boom was producing a vast number of graduates…

Before St. Louis Park first built the Rec Center in 1971, the closest thing to it was the Community Center, located at 6121 West Lake Street.  Although there is no sign of it today, it was a bustling place where…

There are countless other stories still out there – for instance, did anyone in St. Louis Park ever build a bomb shelter in their back yard?  Please contact us if you have anything you’d like to add.   WORLD WAR…

This piece was written with the assistance of members of the St. Louis Park CAP community, including Col. Gerald Quilling,  LtCol. Thomas B. Theis, and Stan Kegel.  ABOUT CAP The concept of the Civil Air Patrol was developed just before…

The following is a list of Park businesses for which we have some information. This list includes bars and restaurants. See Entertainment for places like bowling alleys and other places to have fun. Movie Theaters are on a separate page.…

Many thanks to Scott Coltrane for sharing information about his Baston ancestors with us.  The Baston family has been in St. Louis Park almost from the very beginning. Family members served the growing Village well and included many distinguished and…

Baseball was an integral part of growing up in St. Louis Park.  In the Baby Boom years, hundreds of boys tried out for a precious few spots and games were avidly attended and reported on in the local paper.  There…

In 1946 Brookside Church merged with the Methodist Meeting House and the combined church was renamed Aldersgate. In 1949 part of the Baston farm was purchased for $6,500 for a new church. The Ground Breaking Ceremonies were held on April…