Sep 23, 2017
Behind the scenes at London’s globe-making workshop – a photo essay At Bellerby and Co in north London, globes great and small are fashioned by a small team of experts with a keen eye for what makes the world go round
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Behind the scenes at London’s globe-making workshop – a photo essay At Bellerby and Co in north London, globes great and small are fashioned by a small team of experts with a keen eye for what makes the world go round
Long Lost City Building Lives On...
Users of Google Maps looking up the Minneapolis Central Library (300 Nicollet Mall) may be bemused to find the building identified as the "Globe Building." Indeed, a building so named once stood upon the site of the current Library, but that was over 55 years ago.
The Globe Building went up in 1891 to house the Minneapolis offices of the old St. Paul Globe newspaper. After the Globe folded in 1905, the building lived on as an office building, most notably for a number of attorneys; so much so that it became known as "the cradle of judges." Among the Globe's tenants were Senator Thomas Schall and Congressman Ernest Lundeen. The building also maintained an electrical generating plant in its basement, one of the first of its kind in the city, providing power to many neighboring buildings as well.
By the early 1930s, the age of the building and hard times drove most of its tenants elsewhere. The last tenants vacated in 1933 and the building sat derelict for several years. Plans were made to convert it to a parking garage in 1941, but it was sold to the State for taxes in 1942. Portions of the building were eventually converted to parking spaces and the lower levels of the building operated for a number of years under the mundane title of "The 4th St. Garage," while the rest of the building remained vacant.
The Globe was finally demolished in 1959 to make way for the old "new" Minneapolis Central Library. It is perhaps ironic that while that version of the Central Library has since come and gone, the Globe lives on - at least on Google Maps.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking to help populate the Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit with some interesting, native species – and they need your help!
We are very excited to share that the DNR is taking taxidermy submissions from the Outdoor community in Michigan. Haven’t heard about the new Outdoor Adventure Center?
Click here to find out more!
The Globe Building, one of the most recognizable structures along the east riverfront, is currently undergoing a major redevelopment and will serve as the focal point of the William G. Milliken State Park when it opens in 2014.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be the anchor tenant in the newly re-imagined historic Globe Building. Located along Atwater near the Dequindre Cut and the Detroit riverfront, the DNR is constructing an adventure and discovery center within the manufacturing facility, which was originally constructed in 1892. Envisioned by the planners are a rock-climbing wall, an interpretive forest, archery range and classroom space. The facility is expected to open in the fall of 2014.
The industrial complex began life in the late 1860s as the Dry Dock Engine Works, which employed a young Henry Ford as an apprentice. It was here that Henry Ford apparently first became familiar with combustion engines. At the turn of the 20th century, the company was absorbed by the Detroit Shipbuilding Co. When the Detroit Shipbuilding Co. dissolved in the late 1920s, the former engine building plant was used by a stove manufacturer, the Detroit Edison Co., for appliance repair and finally the Globe Trading Company – a wholesale machinery firm.
In order to make sure that this new facility really showcase Michigan wildlife the DNR looks forward to these local taxidermy submissions.
Click here: DNR Outdoor Adventure Center Taxidermy Sponsorship Letter
Click here: DNR Outdoor Adventure Center Taxidermy Donation List
DNR Looking to Showcase Michigan Wildlife in Detoirt The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking to help populate the Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit…