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Longfellow Gardens
The Longfellow Zoological Gardens (sometimes simply called the Longfellow Gardens) were a zoo and garden in Minneapolis's Minnehaha, Minneapolis, Minnehaha neighborhood in Minnesota, United States. History A Minneapolis businessman and showman named Robert "Fish" Jones first bought a property near the edge of downtown Minneapolis in 1886. He converted the property into a zoo for the animals which he had collected since his arrival in Minneapolis in 1876. These included lions, jaguars, leopards, bears, cattle and a camel. The number of animals he kept, however, soon grew and Jones was forced to move from the property on Hennepin Avenue to an area in south Minneapolis. Then, in 1906, he opened the zoo to the public. He also built a Longfellow House, house styled after the home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, where he lived for the rest of his life. In 1908, in a ceremony presided over by Minnesota United States Representative, Representative Frank Nye, Jones and a group of othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnehaha, Minneapolis
Minnehaha is a neighborhood in the Nokomis community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are Minnehaha Parkway to the north, Hiawatha Avenue to the east, 54th Street to the south, and 34th Avenue to the west. It shares a neighborhood organization with the Keewaydin, Morris Park, and Wenonah neighborhoods, which are collectively referred to as Nokomis East and served by the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (NENA). The 50th Street/Minnehaha Park station of the METRO Blue Line is located in Minnehaha. References External linksMinneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Minnehaha {{Geographic Location , Center = Minnehaha , North = , Northeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |