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From: "michelle day" <>
Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] Re: MNHENNEP-D Digest V04 #76
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 17:50:42 -0500


Marsha, What is even worse.....they tore out my grade school (Calhoun) for a
parking....My Junior Highs Jefferson , now a grade school and Byrant...Now
a neighborhood house....my high school, West....now new condos......my
birthplace. Swedish Hospital now part of Hennekpin County Hospital.
Yuk.......both my houses on 31st and hennepin is now a clinic and 32nd and
pillsbury...nothing there last I look....my favorite Library, which they
totally runed was a club last I saw........They are trying to whipe me out,
totally...... I hope you have better luck. Micki of Minnesota.






>From: "Claudia Schuman" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] Re: MNHENNEP-D Digest V04 #76
>Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 00:12:55 -0500
>
>Marsha,
>
>I know the feeling. I have no history. Not only are all my old schools
>gone, they tore down all but one of the houses I lived in! lol.
>
>Claudia Schuman - Coordinator
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>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "bob_gottschalk" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 10:50 PM
>Subject: [MNHENNEP] Re: MNHENNEP-D Digest V04 #76
>
>
> > Hi All,
> > Gee, that's depressing , I went to kindergarden at Whittier Grade
>School.
> > My sister and I went back for a visit back in the early 90's and saw the
> > Whitter building , but had no idea they had turned it into apartments at
> > the time.
> > Nothing is left that I knew back there anymore.
> > Marsha
> >
> > At 07:00 PM 07/23/04, wrote:
> > >MNHENNEP-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 76
> > >
> > >Today's Topics:
> > > #1 SCHOOLS ["Mary McMillan"
> > > <]
> > > #2 RE: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS ["michelle day"
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> > > #3 RE: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS ["michelle day"
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> > > #4 Re: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS []
> > > #5 Re: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS [Shawne FitzGerald
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> > > #6 Re: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS ["Claudia Schuman"
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> > >Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:02:24 -0700
> > >From: "Mary McMillan" <>
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> > >Message-ID: <001b01c47050$bb4607c0$>
> > >Subject: SCHOOLS
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> > >Hi List, I'm looking for information on MINNEAPOLIS
> > >Public Schools in 1891-1893.
> > >I have nine Minneapolis Public School report cards belonging to my
>Great
> > >Grandmother. They are from three different schools, Whittier
> > >, Holms, and Calhoun.
> > >If anyone knows of any information on these schools I'd
> > >greatly appreciate it. Thank you. Regards, Mary M.
> > >
> > >______________________________X-Message: #2
> > >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:06:12 -0500
> > >From: "michelle day" <>
> > >To:
> > >Message-ID: <>
> > >Subject: RE: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS
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> > >
> > > Calhoun grade school was on31st. and Girard Ave South. It is now a
> > > parking lot for Calhoun Square. I think Whitter was on 37th and 3rd
>ave.
> > > so. All of these schools were in South Minneapolis. I went to
>Calhooun.
> > > Good luck with the rest.Micki in Minnesota.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "Mary McMillan" <>
> > >>Reply-To:
> > >>To:
> > >>Subject: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS
> > >>Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:02:24 -0700
> > >>
> > >>Hi List, I'm looking for information on MINNEAPOLIS
> > >>Public Schools in 1891-1893.
> > >>I have nine Minneapolis Public School report cards belonging to my
>Great
> > >>Grandmother. They are from three different schools, Whittier ,
> > >>Holms, and Calhoun.
> > >>If anyone knows of any information on these schools I'd
> > >>greatly appreciate it. Thank you. Regards, Mary M.
> > >
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> > >X-Message: #3
> > >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:06:40 -0500
> > >From: "michelle day" <>
> > >To:
> > >Message-ID: <>
> > >Subject: RE: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS
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> > >
> > > Calhoun grade school was on31st. and Girard Ave South. It is now a
> > > parking lot for Calhoun Square. I think Whitter was on 37th and 3rd
>ave.
> > > so. All of these schools were in South Minneapolis. I went to
>Calhooun.
> > > Good luck with the rest.Micki in Minnesota.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "Mary McMillan" <>
> > >>Reply-To:
> > >>To:
> > >>Subject: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS
> > >>Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:02:24 -0700
> > >>
> > >>Hi List, I'm looking for information on MINNEAPOLIS
> > >>Public Schools in 1891-1893.
> > >>I have nine Minneapolis Public School report cards belonging to my
>Great
> > >>Grandmother. They are from three different schools, Whittier ,
> > >>Holms, and Calhoun.
> > >>If anyone knows of any information on these schools I'd
> > >>greatly appreciate it. Thank you. Regards, Mary M.
> > >
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> > >X-Message: #4
> > >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:54:01 EDT
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> > >
> > >In a message dated 7/22/2004 8:04:12 PM Central Daylight Time,
> > > writes:
> > >
> > >They are from three different schools, Whittier , Holms, and
>Calhoun.
> > >If anyone knows of any information on these schools I'd
> > >greatly appreciate it. Thank you. Regards, Mary M.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Whittier was turned into cooperative apartments about 12-15 years ago.
>I
> > >think it is on Blaisdell Ave S. The outside structure is there but
>they
> > >pretty
> > >much gutted the inside and made apartments.
> > >Jo
> > >
> > >______________________________X-Message: #5
> > >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:04:41 -0500
> > >From: Shawne FitzGerald <>
> > >To:
> > >Message-ID: <>
> > >Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS
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> > >
> > >Whittier School at 2609 Blaisdell was turned into housing. This was an
> > >easy walk, a mile or less, to downtown Minneapolis.
> > >Calhoun School was between Fremont and Girard Avenues and Lake and 31st
> > >Streets. I believe that the Calhoun School and Whittier School
>attendance
> > >areas shared a border at one time. Both were grade schools and were in
> > >the West High School attendance area. West High School was on the east
> > >side of Hennepin Avenue at 28th Street.
> > >
> > >The Holmes School was on the eastside, about four blocks north of the
> > >Mississippi River (which flows west to east at downtown Minneapolis).
> > >This was walking distance to the University of Minnesota campus and to
> > >downtown Minneapolis. The area used to be industrial and full of
>trains -
> > >the school was about a half mile from the main train depot at Hennepin
> > >Avenue and Minneapolis. Holmes School was a grade school in the
>Marshall
> > >University attendance area (& earlier the East High School area.)
>Today
> > >the site is Holmes Park and I believe the boundaries are roughly 4th
> > >Street to 5th Streets SE and 3rd Ave to 2nd Ave SE. See
> > >http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=409.
> > >
> > >All of these high schools are closed and whatever records (like
>yearbooks)
> > >that are left are at the archives at the MPL Admin building, 807
>Broadway
> > >Street.
> > >
> > >Shawne
> > >
> > >______________________________
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> > >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:07:21 -0500
> > >From: "Claudia Schuman" <>
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> > >Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS
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> > >Good info. Shawne. Thanks for helping!!
> > >
> > >Claudia Schuman - Coordinator
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> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Shawne FitzGerald" <>
> > >To: <>
> > >Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 4:04 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] SCHOOLS
> > >
> > >
> > > > Whittier School at 2609 Blaisdell was turned into housing. This was
>an
> > > > easy walk, a mile or less, to downtown Minneapolis.
> > > >
> > > > Calhoun School was between Fremont and Girard Avenues and Lake and
>31st
> > > > Streets. I believe that the Calhoun School and Whittier School
> > > > attendance areas shared a border at one time. Both were grade
>schools
> > > > and were in the West High School attendance area. West High School
>was
> > > > on the east side of Hennepin Avenue at 28th Street.
> > > >
> > > > The Holmes School was on the eastside, about four blocks north of
>the
> > > > Mississippi River (which flows west to east at downtown
>Minneapolis).
> > > > This was walking distance to the University of Minnesota campus and
>to
> > > > downtown Minneapolis. The area used to be industrial and full of
>trains
> > > > - the school was about a half mile from the main train depot at
>Hennepin
> > > > Avenue and Minneapolis. Holmes School was a grade school in the
> > > > Marshall University attendance area (& earlier the East High School
> > > > area.) Today the site is Holmes Park and I believe the boundaries
>are
> > > > roughly 4th Street to 5th Streets SE and 3rd Ave to 2nd Ave SE. See
> > > > http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=409.
> > > >
> > > > All of these high schools are closed and whatever records (like
> > > > yearbooks) that are left are at the archives at the MPL Admin
>building,
> > > > 807 Broadway Street.
> > > >
> > > > Shawne
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
>

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