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“Longfellow Gardens, Minneapolis. Photograph Collection, Postcard ca. 1905”
A Minneapolis businessman and showman named Robert “Fish” Jones first bought a property near the edge of downtown Minneapolis in 1886.[2] He converted the 3-acre (12,000 m2) property into a zoo for the animals which he had collected since his arrival in Minneapolis in 1876.[3] These included lions, jaguars, leopards, bears, cattle and a camel.[3] The amount 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.[2] Then, in 1906, he opened the zoo to the public. He also built a 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 Minneota RepresentativeFrank Nye, Jones and a group of others were honored by a letter from Alice M. Longfellow, the daughter of the poet, noting her wish to some day come and visit the gardens.[1] She never came, however.
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“Longfellow Gardens, Minneapolis. Photograph Collection, Postcard ca. 1905”
A Minneapolis businessman and showman named Robert “Fish” Jones first bought a property near the edge of downtown Minneapolis in 1886.[2] He converted the 3-acre (12,000 m2) property into a zoo for the animals which he had collected since his arrival in Minneapolis in 1876.[3] These included lions, jaguars, leopards, bears, cattle and a camel.[3] The amount 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.[2] Then, in 1906, he opened the zoo to the public. He also built a 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 Minneota RepresentativeFrank Nye, Jones and a group of others were honored by a letter from Alice M. Longfellow, the daughter of the poet, noting her wish to some day come and visit the gardens.[1] She never came, however.
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The only site that makes it easy for apartment renters and homebuyers to find neighborhoods where they can drive less and live more, announced today the long anticipated launch of Bike Score(TM). Bike Score is the only quantitative measure of the bikeability of a location based on the availability of bike lanes, hilliness, road connectivity, nearby amenities, and the percent of people in that area who bike to work.
“Bicycling saves money on gas and fosters better health and a cleaner environment. But the best part about it is not being trapped in traffic. Biking can turn your commute into the best part of your day,” said Josh Herst, CEO, Walk Score. “Across the country, biking is growing in popularity and we’re excited to celebrate Bike to Work Week by introducing Bike Score to help more people find bicycle friendly places to live.”
Top 10 Most Bikeable Cities
1. Minneapolis (bike score:79)
2. Portland (bike score:70)
3. San Francisco (bike score:70)
4. Boston (bike score:68)
5. Madison (bike score:67)
6. Washington, D.C. (bike score:65)
7. Seattle (bike score:64)
8. Tucson (bike score:64)
9. New York (bike score:62)
10. Chicago (bike score:62)
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Close-up of the CN Tower in rainbow mode
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