Thomas Lowry's Ghost

Do you like Minneapolis? Do you like alleys? Then you’re in for an underwhelming treat! I’ve been photographing alleys around town over the past number of years and posting over at Zuck’s...

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Does anyone still use this app?

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It was fully my intention to write a book, as I had a contract with a publisher and was actively doing some writing. Was. But, as is often the case, life gets in the way. Life that does not giv...

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Hi. Yes, it’s been a while. I don’t have any good excuses or reasons as to why I haven’t posted in ages. BUT, I did want to mention that I am working on my first book! As you’d might ex...

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  Ads and paraphernalia from defunct Minneapolis record stores. (VIA )

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> The German Dachshund at Longfellow Gardens is chained to his kennel! >  >  > He is whimpering a bit, but R.F. Jones says that he will have to let > him whimper fo...

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Dayton’s Department Store Basketball Team, circa 1943

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Advertisement for Grain Belt Beer from the December 18th, 1911 edition of the Minneapolis Tribune

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Macy’s Tells City It Intends To Close Nicollet Mall Store > Macy’s flagship here was once the headquarters of Dayton Hudson > Corp., which, in addition to Dayton’s, Huds...

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The Metropolitan (Guarantee Loan) building, shortly before its demolition (1961) (images via Floyd Kelley Collection )

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From the 11/6/1916 edition of the Minneapolis Tribune. The newspaper created this elaborate way of notifying the public-at-large by spotlight of local and national election results. They advised ...

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Sorry for the prolonged absence, gang. I suspect you hardly noticed. But I’m an over-polite Minnesotan and feel obligated to explain: Well, I really don’t have an explanation. I’ve gotten...

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Another article from the August 21, 1906 edition of the Minneapolis Tribune. This one caught my eye because of Hall’s Island, where seminal dad band Wilco performed last night. And has, of la...

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‘HOT WEATHER SCENES IN MINNEAPOLIS’ Illustration from the August 21, 1906 edition of the Minneapolis Tribune

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CAPTAIN MARVEL AND THE MINNEAPOLIS MYSTERY! Captain Marvel Adventures comic #24, June 1943

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Block E. Hennepin Ave between 6th and & 7th St, Minneapolis. (year unkown) (image via )

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Shinder’s Newsstand. 6th and Hennepin, Minneapolis (1946) The storied business would have turned 100 years old in 2016. They had multiple locations in Minneapolis and around the metro area by t...

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DRIVING NORTH ON 35W - 1966 BY CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ARCHIVES Via Flickr: A drive along 35W North prior to its initial opening. Footage of billboards at E. Lake St. ca. 1966

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> Thomas Lowry’s Ghost turned 5 today! Holy Crap…it does?!  Thank you one and all for following/visiting. This page has been a treat and has enabled me to meet lots of cool people. ...

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This weekend, I had the pleasure of touring the historic Thorp Building in Northeast Minneapolis. Like a lot of industrial space in that neighborhood and of that era, it has been refashioned int...

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