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"What began as the boom site for the mid-nineteenth-century Upper Midwest lumber industry quickly grew into the town of St. Anthony. In 1872, St. Anthony was annexed by its neighbor, Minneapolis, but the area retained its identity as Northeast Minneapolis, or "Nordeast" to future residents. Northeast was an industrial hub that attracted immigrant labor from Eastern Europe and beyond. Because of its diverse labor and cultural institutions and communities, it grew and prospered despite the challenges presented by Prohibition, the Great Depression and World War II. Today, Nordeast embraces its status as a neighborhood where art galleries, independent theaters, live music venues, world-class ethnic restaurants, taprooms and historic churches all exist within mere blocks of one another."--Publishers' website.
About the author
Holly Day is a longtime member of the Minnesota Historical Society, The Ramsey County Historical Society, and The St. Paul/Minneapolis Film Society. Since 1992 she has worked as a Contributing Writer for The Oxford American. Globe-Pequot Press published all three editions of her book, The Insider's Guide to the Twin Cities, and John Wiley published her books, Music Theory for Dummies and Guitar. She is currently a Writing Instructor at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis.
