[PRCo] Re: True Tales -- Another Installment

[John Swindler]

Minor correction on the seasons, Fred.

Minneapolis has four, not two.  Almost winter; winter; still winter and 
mosquitos.

Just for the record.  (:>)

John


>From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: True Tales -- Another Installment
>Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 06:31:56 -0400
>
>So, tell us what you think of Minneapolis ... the city, the trolley
>museums, the light rail.  F3 has his opinions.   I've liked the place
>for years.  If your there on Saturdays and Sundays, you must enjoy
>the steam boat that the former Minnesota Transportation Museum
>resurrected from the bottom of the lake and restored.  Or ride
>trolleysThursdays, Saturdays, Sundays in Excelsior or every night at
>this time of the week on the Como-Harriett line.   The Minnesota
>Transportation Museum broke up because the steam types began to
>exploit the funds that the boat and trolley people collected for
>their projects and it just didn't go over well, so today they are
>three separate groups.
>
>http://www.trolleyride.org/
>
>http://www.steamboatminnehaha.org/
>
>http://www.metrotransit.org/rail/
>
>Fred says that the area is characterized by two seasons: winter and
>mosquitos.   Fodors On Line says the following.   One of the more
>interesting of the downtown mansions in St. Paul, by the way, is the
>James J. Hill mansion, right next to the cathedral, which is also an
>art museum.    Remember guys, Hill put together the empire comprising
>the  Burlington, the Great Northern, and the Northern Pacific railroads.
>Downtown Minneapolis is easily walkable in any season. The area is
>home to many fine stores, more than 30 theaters, two world-class art
>museums, and three professional sports teams. Much of downtown,
>including the Nicollet Mall, a mile-long pedestrian mall, is
>connected by a system of covered second-story skyways, which helps
>keep the city running even on the coldest days. With an average
>temperature of 18°F in December, 12°F in January, and 18°F again in
>February in these parts, the opportunity to stay indoors can be a
>definite plus. (In general, skyways remain open during the business
>hours of the buildings they connect.) Many sights you'll want to
>visit are beyond downtown Minneapolis, however, so wheels are necessary.
>
>Downtown St. Paul, like its twin 8 miles west, is also easily
>explored on foot thanks to its all-weather, climate-controlled skyway
>system. The city's architectural landmarks include bridges that span
>the Mississippi River, grand mansions from the fur-trading days, and
>the majestic Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Paul.
>
>
>
>I'll be there myself in a month....
>
>
>
>On May 21, 2007, at 8:22 PM, Derrick J Brashear wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 21 May 2007, Herb Brannon wrote:
> >
> >> I probably did relate some of the "True Tales" back in the period
> >> 1999-2001. However, all those old emails are long gone with the
> >> old ISP.
> >> Most of the list members have not read them. So, if some of them
> >> (this
> >> is the first, however) were related to the List back 'in the day',
> >> bear
> >> with me. I want to do something with all of them at a later date.
> >
> > Are they in the archives?
> >
> > Hello, from Minneapolis, BTW. 4th city in 3 days, and I'll see 2
> > more by
> > the end of the week.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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