Railroads, Local and light -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ken Fletcher Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: M/A 0281
Description of Contents
The collection consists of a binder containing two distinct sections. The first section contains a report prepared by Fletcher in 1976 (with a foreward later added in 1981) for the Hiawatha Avenue Citizens Advisory Committee advocating for a light rail line along Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. Fletcher's proposal includes a suggested route map, mockups of stations and crossings, financial estimates and comparisons to light rail projects then underway in other cities. Fletcher's proposal...
Dates:
1976 - 1987
Prospect Park Association Records
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0311
Description of Contents
The collection consists of materials from the various iterations of the Prospect Park Association, including organizational records, subject files, financial records, and media. Due to a house fire in the 1970s, many of the early records were lost. The bulk of the material dates from the 1960s to the early 2000s. The Newsletters and Agendas, Minutes, Etc. series are good entries to the collection.
Dates:
1929 - 2012
Hennepin County Library Special Collections
Hundreds of archival collections documenting Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and World War II history can be viewed in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library. Some materials are available online in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.
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