History

Efforts underway to renovate and restore historic Brookside Stadium to playable condition

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.  Sunday, October 10, 1915, Brookside Park: White Autos beats Omaha Lexus 11 to 6 in front of an estimated crowd of 115,000. Efforts underway to renovate and restore historic Brookside Stadium to playable condition by Darren T. Hamm Plain Press Contributor Similar to many ballparks across North America, … Continue reading →

Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Historic Home Tour

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE STOCKYARD, CLARK-FULTON & BROOKLYN CENTRE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Saturday, August 11, 2012; Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Historic Home Tour: (L-R) Tour guides, Kelly Anderson and Christine Dunson, demonstrate their enthusiasm for the tour.

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Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Parade: Nother Nature & Friends

PHOTO BY BOBBI REICHTELL Sunday, August 12, 2012; Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Parade: Mother Nature and Friends, Brooklyn Centre Naturalists (L-R) Sharon Martynowski, David Boyce Jr., and Gloria Ferris.

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Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Celebration: Applewood Center Benefit

PHOTO BY KEN HALL Saturday, August 11, 2012; Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Celebration, Ugly Broad Bicentennial Burger Bonanza, Ugly Broad, 3908 Denison Avenue: As part of the Bicentennial Celebration, the Ugly Broad bar hosts a burger bonanza to benefit Applewood Centers. Sherry Perry, owner of the Ugly Broad, greets guests arriving at the fundraiser.

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Brooklyn Centre celebrates 200th anniversary of first settlers to arrive in Broooklyn Township

Brooklyn Centre celebrates 200th anniversary of first settlers to arrive in Broooklyn Township (Plain Press, September 2012) This year, the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood (which lies between the Tremont and Clark Fulton neighborhoods on the North and the Big Creek valley and the Metro Parks Zoo on the South, Fulton Road on the West and the … Continue reading →