Roberta's Robbinsdale

Episode 40: Crystal Boyd presents Roberta Lee Scoville’s 1976 history of Robbinsdale tracing the community's growth from Dakota homeland and early farming settlement through the arrival of the railroad, Andrew B. Robbins, the streetcar, and the village's incorporation. Along the way, it highlights colorful stories about early residents, businesses, schools, fires, local ordinances, and everyday life, illustrating how Robbinsdale evolved into a thriving suburban community while preserving memories of its pioneering families. The episode concludes by reflecting on the challenges facing Robbinsdale in the 1970s and encourages listeners to appreciate and preserve the city's history as it looks toward the future. Roberta wrote this for a class at the Minneapolis Business College. She got an A+!