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THIS 'N' THAT
From the Re-Echo, December 2007
The Hull Family
We had a guest from Denver at our October meeting, who is
requesting any info on Robert "Bob" Hull, Elizabeth "Betty"
Hull, and their parents, George Hull and Elsie (Booth) Hull.
Bob Hull was born on 31 May 1918; his sister 26 Apr 1920,
Minneapolis. From at least 1930 the family lived in St.
Louis Park at 2941 Webster Avenue (previously Summit
Avenue), built in 1920. Bob graduated from St. Louis Park
High in 1936, Betty in 1938. George died on 11 Aug 1937. Bob
and Elsie left Webster Ave. about 1948. He also requests
access to any copies of the high school newspaper, the Echo,
for the years 1932-36. Please contact David Hughes at
david@qualityofmercy.com or 303.229.5554. Visit
http://www.qualityofmercy.com/hull/ for a list of the
Class of 1936.
More on the Fox Farm
In response to our story about the Silver Fox Farm in the
last Re-Echo, we received a wonderful letter from Shirley
Anderson Wanchena, who is the daughter of the caretaker of
the farm back in the 1930s. She provided us with
tremendously valuable and interesting details on what the
farm was like and what it was like to live there. Her
comments are too important to be condensed here: please read
her story on our website:
www.slphistory.org/history/foxfarmshirley.asp You will
find out how the foxes were killed, Shirley’s relationship
to the old horses, and whatever happened to the farm.
Shirley also described the old WDGY building at Wayzata
Blvd. and Louisiana. It had both a control facility and
living quarters. It was probably removed in about 1950.
Jewish Migration
Another researcher from California is studying the migration
of North Minneapolis’s Jewish population to St. Louis Park.
David Norman is from St. Louis Park, and paid us a visit
last month in his search for information. He interviewed our
own Bob Jorvig on camera about the redevelopment of the
North Side, which Bob knew well, as he was the head of the
Minneapolis HRA at that time. What we know on the subject is
posted to our website at
www.slphistory.org/history/jewishmigration.asp
7th Grade Geography Project
Once again this year, the SLP Historical Society
participated in a 7th Grade geography project that
instructed each student to find out the past, present, and
future of his or her assigned site. Virtually all of the
students made use of our website and Something in the Water,
in addition to conducting interviews with business owners
and others. Students were referred to the City’s planning
department for future plans. Some visited the Historical
Society at Lenox to look at files and photo albums – the
Society set up special office hours during the two weeks of
the project. We were happy to help our 7th Graders discover
the past, present, and future of St. Louis Park
Infrastructure Improvements
We are pleased to report that our bound copies of the
Dispatch and Sun newspapers have been successfully moved
from the unheated baggage room to the station agent’s
office, which stays at about 50° during the winter. The
books are probably too heavy for the shelves, but we’ve had
no crashes yet.
Even better news is that we have begun beefing up the
security of the cabinets at Lenox. Some of our items seem to
be walking off, but thanks to Steve Raymer and his handyman
skills, the collection is more secure. Further beefing up
will follow.
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This information comes from a variety of sources: newspapers, books, yearbooks, phone directories, interviews, etc. Given the varied sources, we cannot guarantee that all of this information is correct, and welcome any additions and corrections. Please contact us with your contributions and comments.