Then & Now: Downtown White Bear - Part 2 & Where Exactly Was Wildwood Amusement Park?
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
July 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
1. Explore the buildings and scenes of downtown White Bear Lake. You will find out what’s changed and you’ll be surprised by how much has remained the same. This illustrated tour highlights many of White Bear’s popular businesses along Fourth Street, Banning Avenue and Third Street.
2. Wildwood Park boomed on the southwest shore of White Bear Lake during the first part of the twentieth century. Join us as we set the scene with images and stories from the park’s heyday. You can almost feel the streetcars rattling along the tracks.
Project Details
96 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$600
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Increased recognition of the rich historical traditions of Minnesota. Heightened visibility for the library as a cultural center.
Measurable Outcome(s)
1.Patrons explored images of the buildings and scenes of downtown White Bear Lake. They found out what’s changed and were surprised by how much has remained the same. This illustrated tour highlighted many of White Bear’s popular businesses along Fourth Street, Banning Avenue and Third Street.
2. Wildwood Park boomed on the southwest shore of White Bear Lake during the first part of the twentieth century. Patrons joined in as the scene was set with images and stories from the park’s heyday. They could almost feel the streetcars rattling along the tracks. (7/22 - 26 people)(7/27 - 70 people)
Source of Additional Funds
WBAHS
Project Manager
First Name
Ken
Last Name
Behringer
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
ken@melsa.org
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