Midwest Kris
@kristinmb.bsky.social
Professor Emerita and Historian at Large: C19 Midwestern women, woman suffrage, early co-education. Academia refugee.
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Echoes of "Rainy Evening on Hennepin Avenue" by Koehler, 1902.
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Echoes of "Rainy Evening on Hennepin Avenue" by Koehler, 1902.
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Hansord Pontiac (1999)
222 Hennepin Ave.; Hennepin Ave. and Washington Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is in the background.
222 Hennepin Ave.; Hennepin Ave. and Washington Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is in the background.
July 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Hansord Pontiac (1999)
222 Hennepin Ave.; Hennepin Ave. and Washington Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is in the background.
222 Hennepin Ave.; Hennepin Ave. and Washington Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is in the background.
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Hennepin Avenue Bridge (1990s)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Source: Hennepin County Library
June 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Hennepin Avenue Bridge (1990s)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Source: Hennepin County Library
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Central Avenue Businesses (1960s)
2510 Central Ave. NE (Billman Furniture)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Looking north.
2510 Central Ave. NE (Billman Furniture)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Looking north.
May 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Central Avenue Businesses (1960s)
2510 Central Ave. NE (Billman Furniture)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Looking north.
2510 Central Ave. NE (Billman Furniture)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Looking north.
More shenanigans from an administration that got started by deleting art history and women’s and gender studies; moved on to comm, religion, languages…. all with virtually no robust faculty resistance, because hey, that won’t ever apply to me! A liberal arts uni that’s erased the liberal arts.
Hamline University’s creative writing MFA program faces potential closure after an unexpected announcement from interim leadership, citing declining enrollment. Students and faculty are protesting the decision, calling for transparency and a delay in cuts until new university leadership arrives.
‘We are gutted’ — Hamline’s creative writing MFA is on the chopping block
Hamline University’s creative writing MFA program faces potential closure after an unexpected announcement from interim leadership, citing declining enrollment; students and faculty are protesting the...
www.mprnews.org
March 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
More shenanigans from an administration that got started by deleting art history and women’s and gender studies; moved on to comm, religion, languages…. all with virtually no robust faculty resistance, because hey, that won’t ever apply to me! A liberal arts uni that’s erased the liberal arts.
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February 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Foggy night on the Hennepin Bridge
Minneapolis, MN
12/29/2024
Minneapolis, MN
12/29/2024
December 30, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Foggy night on the Hennepin Bridge
Minneapolis, MN
12/29/2024
Minneapolis, MN
12/29/2024