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<br />PRESERVATION from 131
<br />Thunderbird Hotel
<br />a rare survivor on
<br />ever-changing strip
<br />If Summit .Avenue was the happening place
<br />circa 1900, the 494 strip was the happening
<br />place circa 1965.
<br />The first stretch of 494 opened in 1960 to re-
<br />place old Hwy. 5, which dated to Fort Snelling
<br />days. -Up sprang the "Interstate landscape" of
<br />large-scale, car -oriented development: Bigger
<br />hotels, big office parks and big apartment com-
<br />plexes replaced ma -and -pa motels, one-story
<br />buildings and farms.
<br />When Roise did her first "windshield survey"
<br />of 494 in 1993, she found nine buildings that
<br />represented this era of development.
<br />Three have since disappeared.
<br />The dramatic Southtown Theatre at 494 and
<br />Penn Av. S. has been replaced by a faux -historic
<br />shopping mall with a Starbucks and a Bruegger's
<br />Bagels. The Metropolitan Sports Center, with its
<br />flat roof and columns, gave way to an overflow
<br />parking lot for the Mall of America. And the colo-
<br />nial revival Naegele Building at the northwest
<br />cloverleaf of 494 and 35W has been replaced by a
<br />Galyan's.
<br />"It's like watching the development cycle
<br />fast -forward," she said.
<br />That's one reason the Thunderbird stands
<br />out. While no one can get too nostalgic about
<br />the bland Radisson South or the white, modern
<br />Pentagon Office Park; the Thunderbird has per-
<br />sonality. And there's not much of that left on the
<br />494 strip.
<br />Maybe you remember the Southtown's funky
<br />women's rooms, where each stall included a
<br />separate sink and mirror for checking your
<br />bright pink lipstick and beehive hairdo. Or you
<br />remember the Rusty Scupper, a lounge with a
<br />front like a boat, which drew singles to mingle
<br />and Vikings to drink. Or the A -framed Anthon-
<br />ie's clothing store and the English Tudor Eddie
<br />Webster's restaurant.
<br />Of course, not every funky building can be
<br />saved. But preserving a few, like the Southtown
<br />or the Thunderbird, can lend character to an
<br />otherwise generic landscape, Roise said.
<br />The Thunderbird, which celebrates its 40th
<br />anniversary May 21, stands amazingly intact.
<br />Giant statues of Native Americans decorate out-
<br />door courtyards. Inside, Native American head-'
<br />dresses decorate dioramas of stuffed wildlife.
<br />The decor reflects owner Rodney Wallace's. indi-
<br />vidual interests. And it's the complete opposite
<br />of the generic "homey" look of all -suite hotels.
<br />Such new hotels pose tough competition for
<br />older bedroom motels like the Thunderbird,
<br />said Larry Lee, Bloomington's community de-
<br />velopment director. In the more distant future,
<br />the Thunderbird site, just northeast of the Mall
<br />of America, would be a prime candidate for the
<br />mall's third phase.
<br />Will the next generation wish the Thunder-
<br />bird had been saved? Quite likely.
<br />Preservation, like fashion, goes in cycles. We
<br />reject our parent's style but embrace our grand-
<br />parents'. Art Deco lovers in i' e 1920s hated any-
<br />thing Victorian. Postwar modernists abhorred .
<br />_Art Deco.
<br />Now '50s style is cool, especially among those
<br />too young to remember when it was new. And the
<br />recent past is the hottest topic in preservation.
<br />The challenges are many. The buildings
<br />weren't made of the lasting materials used be-
<br />fore the war. They look dated. And, when people .
<br />can remember seeing them go up, it's hard to
<br />imagine they're historic.
<br />Bloomington has preserved its distant past,,
<br />the old town hall and the home of the first set-
<br />tler. But isn't the state's largest suburb really
<br />about the strip?
<br />"By the time the general public wakes up,"
<br />said Roise, "the good stuff will be gone. Just
<br />once, it would be nice to get ahead of the wave."
<br />Linda Mack is at lmack@startribune:com.
<br />(A«N DAR
<br />National Preservation Week
<br />(selected events)'
<br />TODAY I
<br />> Nooks and Crannies of Rice Park: Noon to 5 p.m., Landmark
<br />Center, 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul. Adults $5. 651-292-3225.
<br />MONDAY
<br />> St. Paul Preservation Awards Ceremony: 6:30 p. m., Wiging-
<br />ton Pavilion, Harriet Island. $5. 612-B38-6763.
<br />TUESDA
<br />Beyond Buildings: Historic Presery ion in a New Century:
<br />Metropolitan Council Chairman Pete Bell discusses open
<br />space preservation issues. Free. 5 to 6:30 p. m., Weyerhaeu-
<br />ser Auditorium, 75 W. 5th St., St Paul. 651-292-3225.
<br />WEDNESDAY
<br />)s- Minneapolis City Hall Tour: Noot,inRotunda, 315S.4th St..
<br />Free; reservations required. 612-673-5301.
<br />Guthrie Theater 40th Birthday Bash: A celebration of the an-
<br />niversary of the theater's opening. 6 p. m., Vineland Place,
<br />Minneapolis. Free. 612-823-6393.
<br />SATURDAY
<br />>- Hennepin Theater District Tour; iIa. m, to 2 p.m. Tickets
<br />($15)available at Hennepin Center for the Arts, 528 Henne-
<br />pinAv., Minneapolis. 612-341-6140.
<br />SUNDAY, MAY 11
<br />Cass Gilbert Society Mother's Day Stroll: Tour of Gilbert
<br />buildings in Lowertown. 3 p. m. (feet at 413 Wacouta St., St.
<br />Paul. $15. Call 612-338-198710 register.
<br />THURSDAY, MAY 15
<br />Minneapolis Preservation Awards Ceremony: 11:30 a.m. to
<br />1:30 p.m., International MarketSquare, 275 Market St.
<br />$17. Reservations required byFiday. 612-673-2996.
<br />SATURDAY, MAY 17
<br />Spring Bungalow Tour: Noon toy p. m. Begins at 333145th
<br />Av. S., Minneapolis. $5. 612-724-5816.
<br />A full calendar is avai6ble at 651-292-3276
<br />orhttp://Www.landmarkeenter.org.
<br />Minnesota's 10 most
<br />endangered properties
<br />Each year the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
<br />compiles a list of the state's 10 most endangered historic
<br />properties. The threats = decay, disuse and real-estate
<br />development — are as varied as the places selected.
<br />Terrace Theater
<br />Robbinsdale
<br />The angular Terrace has been a subur-
<br />ban landmark since it opened in 1949.
<br />Designed by movie theater architects
<br />Liebenberg and Kaplan at the incep-
<br />tion of the television era, it included a
<br />1,300 -seat theater and a separate TV
<br />room with cushy seating. Future rede-
<br />velopment may — or may not — in-
<br />clude the theater's reuse.
<br />St. Rose of Lima Church
<br />Cherry Grove Township
<br />(Goodhue County)
<br />The impressive 1878 limestone church
<br />is eligible for the National Register of
<br />Historic Places, but it is deteriorating.
<br />A grass-roots group, the Friends of St.
<br />Rose, is negotiating with the Archdio-
<br />cese of St. Paul and Minneapolis,
<br />which owns the building and has ex-
<br />pressed interest in preserving it.
<br />Pilot Knob
<br />Mendota Heights
<br />This bluff at the confluence of the Mis-
<br />sissippi and Minnesota rivers is a sa-
<br />cred site for Dakota Indians. It's prob-
<br />ably also the place where the U.S. and'
<br />two Dakota tribes signed the Treaty of
<br />1851. Private developers are eyeing
<br />the area for new houses, while a grass-
<br />roots group has pushed for further
<br />study, of the impact.
<br />Guthrie Theater
<br />Minneapolis
<br />The national significance of the 1963
<br />Guthrie — and its likely demolition —
<br />have earned it a place on the list for
<br />the third.straight year. If the Guthrie
<br />company moves to a planned new riv-
<br />erfront complex, the Walker Art Cen-
<br />terplan s to r Vineland Place
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<br />PRESERVATION from 131
<br />Thunderbird Hotel
<br />a rare survivor on
<br />ever-changing strip
<br />If Summit .Avenue was the happening place
<br />circa 1900, the 494 strip was the happening
<br />place circa 1965.
<br />The first stretch of 494 opened in 1960 to re-
<br />place old Hwy. 5, which dated to Fort Snelling
<br />days. -Up sprang the "Interstate landscape" of
<br />large-scale, car -oriented development: Bigger
<br />hotels, big office parks and big apartment com-
<br />plexes replaced ma -and -pa motels, one-story
<br />buildings and farms.
<br />When Roise did her first "windshield survey"
<br />of 494 in 1993, she found nine buildings that
<br />represented this era of development.
<br />Three have since disappeared.
<br />The dramatic Southtown Theatre at 494 and
<br />Penn Av. S. has been replaced by a faux -historic
<br />shopping mall with a Starbucks and a Bruegger's
<br />Bagels. The Metropolitan Sports Center, with its
<br />flat roof and columns, gave way to an overflow
<br />parking lot for the Mall of America. And the colo-
<br />nial revival Naegele Building at the northwest
<br />cloverleaf of 494 and 35W has been replaced by a
<br />Galyan's.
<br />"It's like watching the development cycle
<br />fast -forward," she said.
<br />That's one reason the Thunderbird stands
<br />out. While no one can get too nostalgic about
<br />the bland Radisson South or the white, modern
<br />Pentagon Office Park; the Thunderbird has per-
<br />sonality. And there's not much of that left on the
<br />494 strip.
<br />Maybe you remember the Southtown's funky
<br />women's rooms, where each stall included a
<br />separate sink and mirror for checking your
<br />bright pink lipstick and beehive hairdo. Or you
<br />remember the Rusty Scupper, a lounge with a
<br />front like a boat, which drew singles to mingle
<br />and Vikings to drink. Or the A -framed Anthon-
<br />ie's clothing store and the English Tudor Eddie
<br />Webster's restaurant.
<br />Of course, not every funky building can be
<br />saved. But preserving a few, like the Southtown
<br />or the Thunderbird, can lend character to an
<br />otherwise generic landscape, Roise said.
<br />The Thunderbird, which celebrates its 40th
<br />anniversary May 21, stands amazingly intact.
<br />Giant statues of Native Americans decorate out-
<br />door courtyards. Inside, Native American head-'
<br />dresses decorate dioramas of stuffed wildlife.
<br />The decor reflects owner Rodney Wallace's. indi-
<br />vidual interests. And it's the complete opposite
<br />of the generic "homey" look of all -suite hotels.
<br />Such new hotels pose tough competition for
<br />older bedroom motels like the Thunderbird,
<br />said Larry Lee, Bloomington's community de-
<br />velopment director. In the more distant future,
<br />the Thunderbird site, just northeast of the Mall
<br />of America, would be a prime candidate for the
<br />mall's third phase.
<br />Will the next generation wish the Thunder-
<br />bird had been saved? Quite likely.
<br />Preservation, like fashion, goes in cycles. We
<br />reject our parent's style but embrace our grand-
<br />parents'. Art Deco lovers in i' e 1920s hated any-
<br />thing Victorian. Postwar modernists abhorred .
<br />_Art Deco.
<br />Now '50s style is cool, especially among those
<br />too young to remember when it was new. And the
<br />recent past is the hottest topic in preservation.
<br />The challenges are many. The buildings
<br />weren't made of the lasting materials used be-
<br />fore the war. They look dated. And, when people .
<br />can remember seeing them go up, it's hard to
<br />imagine they're historic.
<br />Bloomington has preserved its distant past,,
<br />the old town hall and the home of the first set-
<br />tler. But isn't the state's largest suburb really
<br />about the strip?
<br />"By the time the general public wakes up,"
<br />said Roise, "the good stuff will be gone. Just
<br />once, it would be nice to get ahead of the wave."
<br />Linda Mack is at lmack@startribune:com.
<br />(A«N DAR
<br />National Preservation Week
<br />(selected events)'
<br />TODAY I
<br />> Nooks and Crannies of Rice Park: Noon to 5 p.m., Landmark
<br />Center, 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul. Adults $5. 651-292-3225.
<br />MONDAY
<br />> St. Paul Preservation Awards Ceremony: 6:30 p. m., Wiging-
<br />ton Pavilion, Harriet Island. $5. 612-B38-6763.
<br />TUESDA
<br />Beyond Buildings: Historic Presery ion in a New Century:
<br />Metropolitan Council Chairman Pete Bell discusses open
<br />space preservation issues. Free. 5 to 6:30 p. m., Weyerhaeu-
<br />ser Auditorium, 75 W. 5th St., St Paul. 651-292-3225.
<br />WEDNESDAY
<br />)s- Minneapolis City Hall Tour: Noot,inRotunda, 315S.4th St..
<br />Free; reservations required. 612-673-5301.
<br />Guthrie Theater 40th Birthday Bash: A celebration of the an-
<br />niversary of the theater's opening. 6 p. m., Vineland Place,
<br />Minneapolis. Free. 612-823-6393.
<br />SATURDAY
<br />>- Hennepin Theater District Tour; iIa. m, to 2 p.m. Tickets
<br />($15)available at Hennepin Center for the Arts, 528 Henne-
<br />pinAv., Minneapolis. 612-341-6140.
<br />SUNDAY, MAY 11
<br />Cass Gilbert Society Mother's Day Stroll: Tour of Gilbert
<br />buildings in Lowertown. 3 p. m. (feet at 413 Wacouta St., St.
<br />Paul. $15. Call 612-338-198710 register.
<br />THURSDAY, MAY 15
<br />Minneapolis Preservation Awards Ceremony: 11:30 a.m. to
<br />1:30 p.m., International MarketSquare, 275 Market St.
<br />$17. Reservations required byFiday. 612-673-2996.
<br />SATURDAY, MAY 17
<br />Spring Bungalow Tour: Noon toy p. m. Begins at 333145th
<br />Av. S., Minneapolis. $5. 612-724-5816.
<br />A full calendar is avai6ble at 651-292-3276
<br />orhttp://Www.landmarkeenter.org.
<br />Minnesota's 10 most
<br />endangered properties
<br />Each year the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
<br />compiles a list of the state's 10 most endangered historic
<br />properties. The threats = decay, disuse and real-estate
<br />development — are as varied as the places selected.
<br />Terrace Theater
<br />Robbinsdale
<br />The angular Terrace has been a subur-
<br />ban landmark since it opened in 1949.
<br />Designed by movie theater architects
<br />Liebenberg and Kaplan at the incep-
<br />tion of the television era, it included a
<br />1,300 -seat theater and a separate TV
<br />room with cushy seating. Future rede-
<br />velopment may — or may not — in-
<br />clude the theater's reuse.
<br />St. Rose of Lima Church
<br />Cherry Grove Township
<br />(Goodhue County)
<br />The impressive 1878 limestone church
<br />is eligible for the National Register of
<br />Historic Places, but it is deteriorating.
<br />A grass-roots group, the Friends of St.
<br />Rose, is negotiating with the Archdio-
<br />cese of St. Paul and Minneapolis,
<br />which owns the building and has ex-
<br />pressed interest in preserving it.
<br />Pilot Knob
<br />Mendota Heights
<br />This bluff at the confluence of the Mis-
<br />sissippi and Minnesota rivers is a sa-
<br />cred site for Dakota Indians. It's prob-
<br />ably also the place where the U.S. and'
<br />two Dakota tribes signed the Treaty of
<br />1851. Private developers are eyeing
<br />the area for new houses, while a grass-
<br />roots group has pushed for further
<br />study, of the impact.
<br />Guthrie Theater
<br />Minneapolis
<br />The national significance of the 1963
<br />Guthrie — and its likely demolition —
<br />have earned it a place on the list for
<br />the third.straight year. If the Guthrie
<br />company moves to a planned new riv-
<br />erfront complex, the Walker Art Cen-
<br />terplan s to r Vineland Place
<br />th which was desi ed by Min-
<br />eauolis architect Rale lean
<br />Shoreham Yards and Roundhouse
<br />Minneapolis
<br />One of the last vestiges of the city's rail=
<br />road history, the northeast Minneapo
<br />maintenance yards and 48 -stall rou
<br />house are no longer used. The sit e-
<br />ed city historic designa,Jioa�irr000,
<br />and ze vors its reuse.
<br />The owner, Canadian Pacific, still uses
<br />the site and hasn't favored preservation
<br />of the roundhouse and yards.
<br />Farmers' Equity Elevator and Sack House
<br />St- Paul
<br />After farmers objected to the Minne-
<br />apolis Grain Exchange's pricing in
<br />1914, they ended up building the na-
<br />tion's first successful cooperative ele-
<br />vator near St. Paul's Upper Landing.
<br />The intriguing buildings add to the
<br />riverfront's mystery, but a recent com-
<br />petition failed to generate realistic
<br />ideas for their reuse.
<br />Morris Area Elementary School,
<br />Morris (Stevens County)
<br />Built in 1914 as Morris High School,
<br />the building and its later additions
<br />served as the elementary school when
<br />the high school moved to a new, mod-
<br />ern building. Now a new elementary
<br />school is planned, and the future of
<br />the abandoned school remains uncer-
<br />tain. A study has suggested reuse for
<br />education or housing.
<br />Litchfield Opera House
<br />Litchfield (Meeker County)
<br />Local musical performances and trav-
<br />eling theater troupes once filled the
<br />Renaissance Revival theater, which
<br />was built in 1900. Sarah Bernhardt re-
<br />putedly once performed within its yel-
<br />low brick walls. The city remodeled
<br />the theater as a community building
<br />in 1935 and still owns it. The building
<br />is vacant and filled with mold.
<br />MacDougall Farm
<br />Bellevue Township (Morrison County)
<br />In 1847 William Whipple Warren set
<br />up a trading post on the Mississippi
<br />River to serve fur traders on the Red
<br />River ox -cart trail. From 1873 to 1962,
<br />the MacDougall family farmed the
<br />land. Remnants of the trading post are
<br />gone, but an 1874 barn, a Georgian
<br />Revival house and several outbuild-
<br />ings stand in various states of decay.
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<br />land under the guest house.
<br />Shoreham Yards and Roundhouse
<br />Minneapolis
<br />One of the last vestiges of the city's rail=
<br />road history, the northeast Minneapo
<br />maintenance yards and 48 -stall rou
<br />house are no longer used. The sit e-
<br />ed city historic designa,Jioa�irr000,
<br />and ze vors its reuse.
<br />The owner, Canadian Pacific, still uses
<br />the site and hasn't favored preservation
<br />of the roundhouse and yards.
<br />Farmers' Equity Elevator and Sack House
<br />St- Paul
<br />After farmers objected to the Minne-
<br />apolis Grain Exchange's pricing in
<br />1914, they ended up building the na-
<br />tion's first successful cooperative ele-
<br />vator near St. Paul's Upper Landing.
<br />The intriguing buildings add to the
<br />riverfront's mystery, but a recent com-
<br />petition failed to generate realistic
<br />ideas for their reuse.
<br />Morris Area Elementary School,
<br />Morris (Stevens County)
<br />Built in 1914 as Morris High School,
<br />the building and its later additions
<br />served as the elementary school when
<br />the high school moved to a new, mod-
<br />ern building. Now a new elementary
<br />school is planned, and the future of
<br />the abandoned school remains uncer-
<br />tain. A study has suggested reuse for
<br />education or housing.
<br />Litchfield Opera House
<br />Litchfield (Meeker County)
<br />Local musical performances and trav-
<br />eling theater troupes once filled the
<br />Renaissance Revival theater, which
<br />was built in 1900. Sarah Bernhardt re-
<br />putedly once performed within its yel-
<br />low brick walls. The city remodeled
<br />the theater as a community building
<br />in 1935 and still owns it. The building
<br />is vacant and filled with mold.
<br />MacDougall Farm
<br />Bellevue Township (Morrison County)
<br />In 1847 William Whipple Warren set
<br />up a trading post on the Mississippi
<br />River to serve fur traders on the Red
<br />River ox -cart trail. From 1873 to 1962,
<br />the MacDougall family farmed the
<br />land. Remnants of the trading post are
<br />gone, but an 1874 barn, a Georgian
<br />Revival house and several outbuild-
<br />ings stand in various states of decay.
<br />Compiled by Linda Mack • Photos hyDougOhman/PioneerPhotography
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