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Grain Belt Beer Sign
The Grain Belt Beer Sign is a historic sign on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was originally built as a neon sign displaying a bottle cap of Grain Belt beer for the Marigold Ballroom in 1941. At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest neon signs in the United States. In 1950, it was moved to its current location on Nicollet Island. After the Grain Belt brewery closed in the 1970s, the sign fell into disuse and disrepair. An effort to renovate and remodel the sign took place in the 2010s, with the sign undergoing conversion from neon to LEDs in 2017. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. History Seeking to put itself in a strong position following the lifting of Prohibition, the Minneapolis Brewing Company erected several Grain Belt beer signs around Minneapolis by 1938, including one at the Marigold Ballroom and another at 101 East Hennepin Avenue. The current sign with the bottlecap design was built in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeLaSalle High School
DeLaSalle High School ( ) is a Catholic, college preparatory high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located on Nicollet Island. History DeLaSalle opened in 1900 and has been administered by the De La Salle Brothers (French Christian Brothers) throughout its history. The school's current president is Patrick Felicetta. Enrollment peaked at 1654 boys in 1964, dropped to the range of 400–500 by the early 1970s despite the 1971–72 advent of co-education, and continued to decline to a 70-year low of 306 in 1991. Over the past two decades DeLaSalle's enrollment has climbed, and the school now receives an average of 400 applications each year for ninth grade admission. Strategic plans from 2000, 2007, 2012 and 2017 are based upon an optimum overall enrollment of 650-700 students. Then-Archbishop John Ireland helped raise money in the late 1800s to build the new Catholic secondary school in Minneapolis. Ireland's goal was to provide education to sons of immigrants who were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis Brewing Company
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 census, it is the state's most populous city. Located in the state's center near the eastern border, it occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities, a metropolitan area with 3.69 million residents. Minneapolis is built on an artesian aquifer on flat terrain and is known for cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. Nicknamed the "City of Lakes", Minneapolis is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks, and waterfalls. The city's public park system is connected by the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway. Dakota people originally inhabited the site of today's Minneapolis. European colonization and settlement began north of Fort Snelling along Saint Antho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
