https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/slab-alley-movie daily 0.75 2023-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690035613392-GD3RECK6XY853Z75TC53/image-asset.jpeg Slab Alley Movie - Slab Alley, Stillwater, MN 1930 This is Slab Alley in Stillwater, Minnesota. The video is sourced from a John Runk Photograph with labels of buildings and sounds of the past as you walk north on this part of old Main Street, Stillwater, Minnesota https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690035613392-GD3RECK6XY853Z75TC53/image-asset.jpeg Slab Alley Movie - Slab Alley, Stillwater, MN 1930 This is Slab Alley in Stillwater, Minnesota. The video is sourced from a John Runk Photograph with labels of buildings and sounds of the past as you walk north on this part of old Main Street, Stillwater, Minnesota https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690035613377-R0SZM68N8Y6GT35G24Z7/image-asset.octet-stream Slab Alley Movie https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/river-view-of-slab-alley-1900 daily 0.75 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690554579242-9WG4ES0O1ZYQLC99LOVW/image-asset.jpeg River View of Slab Alley 1900 - View of Slab Alley from Wisconsin in 1900 This is a view of Slab Alley from the Wisconsin side of the St. Croix River. It was taken in 1900 by Frederick Holcombe and used with the permission of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690554579242-9WG4ES0O1ZYQLC99LOVW/image-asset.jpeg River View of Slab Alley 1900 - View of Slab Alley from Wisconsin in 1900 This is a view of Slab Alley from the Wisconsin side of the St. Croix River. It was taken in 1900 by Frederick Holcombe and used with the permission of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690554579194-K0EUH9AKUOFBL0L9ZB0W/image-asset.octet-stream River View of Slab Alley 1900 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/movie-of-prisonwindmill daily 0.75 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690557370838-7AWWAYCX7GAWIXF9QI9K/image-asset.jpeg Movie of Prison/Windmill - Freedom...and The Territorial Prison (1898-1904) This movie features a photograph taken by Edward Bromley. It was taken from the rooftop of the Northwest Thresher Building between 1898 and 1904. It shows the windmill that was part of Isaac Staples mansion and property at that time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690557370838-7AWWAYCX7GAWIXF9QI9K/image-asset.jpeg Movie of Prison/Windmill - Freedom...and The Territorial Prison (1898-1904) This movie features a photograph taken by Edward Bromley. It was taken from the rooftop of the Northwest Thresher Building between 1898 and 1904. It shows the windmill that was part of Isaac Staples mansion and property at that time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690557370812-NL404IUG18RF6IEIVIKG/image-asset.octet-stream Movie of Prison/Windmill https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/movies-of-lift-bridge daily 0.75 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690559038402-0SSNMLK417X1NGQFDIRW/image-asset.jpeg Movies of Lift Bridge - A Stroll with The Alice D. in 1900 This movie was made of an Edward Bromley photograph that was taken in 1900. It shows a boat passing through the early pontoon bridge in Stillwater in 1900. It also shows the riverfront background of the city of Stillwater at that time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690559038402-0SSNMLK417X1NGQFDIRW/image-asset.jpeg Movies of Lift Bridge - A Stroll with The Alice D. in 1900 This movie was made of an Edward Bromley photograph that was taken in 1900. It shows a boat passing through the early pontoon bridge in Stillwater in 1900. It also shows the riverfront background of the city of Stillwater at that time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690559038377-6NRUAA7YNWOOLR5IO9XD/image-asset.octet-stream Movies of Lift Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690559652807-GTAXCNS8BD7NUHRMGCLV/image-asset.jpeg Movies of Lift Bridge - A Look to the North East from the Stillwater Courthouse 1901 This is a view of the Lift Bridge taken from atop the Stillwater Courthouse by Frederick Holcombe in 1901. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690561011470-U1QNMV1KI81LXWT6IVAY/image-asset.jpeg Movies of Lift Bridge - Stillwater North of Bridge 1895 This movie was made from a photograph taken by Frederick Holcombe in 1895. It shows a view of the early pontoon bridge in Stillwater from atop the Houlton bluff in Wisconsin. You can also see the riverfront of Stillwater at this time https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/levee-movies daily 0.75 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690562247372-SG9RUMW9OQLCA4OGY7UU/image-asset.jpeg Levee Movies - Stillwater Levee, South of Downtown This movie uses a photograph taken of the Levee by Frederick Holcombe in 1900. It shows what this part of the riverfront looked like at that time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690562247372-SG9RUMW9OQLCA4OGY7UU/image-asset.jpeg Levee Movies - Stillwater Levee, South of Downtown This movie uses a photograph taken of the Levee by Frederick Holcombe in 1900. It shows what this part of the riverfront looked like at that time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690562247353-VVPDACCM5RVM9QWC5JZ5/image-asset.octet-stream Levee Movies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1690562608975-VDZWH7D685HZGRGLI2E7/image-asset.jpeg Levee Movies - Stillwater Levee North of Pontoon Bridge This movie was made from a photograph taken by Frederick Holcombe in 1895. It was what Stillwater looked like at that time from atop the Houlton, Wisconsin Bluff. It is one of the few photographs of the riverfront at that time. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/blog-horizon daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/blog-horizon/2014/8/28/inertia-named-to-canon-mags-top-100-albums-of-the-decade-wsn4d monthly 0.5 2014-08-28 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/blog-horizon/2014/8/28/gravity-out-now-ghbbd monthly 0.5 2014-08-28 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/blog-horizon/2014/8/28/clayton-lee-featured-in-canon-magazine-5ymwb monthly 0.5 2014-08-28 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/blog-horizon/2014/8/28/new-gravity-tour-dates-posted-ses7g monthly 0.5 2014-08-28 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/lens-flare-stillwater daily 0.75 2017-05-09 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/home daily 1.0 2021-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1496084202712-IM1U701DIWZ0P5AAIAL8/SinclairNYCPLB.jpg Home https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/list-of-historical-locations daily 0.75 2018-09-17 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/liftbridge-of-stillwater daily 0.75 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492908010782-KRUF350M3KVPTB3IH8NG/image-asset.jpeg Lift Bridge of Stillwater Lift Bridge Under Construction, 1931. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492904044247-PR5U2S56OUPXBIUR43M5/image-asset.jpeg Lift Bridge of Stillwater Lift Bridge Under Construction While Pontoon Bridge Was In Use. The Year was 1931. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. To travel through the "Time Tunnel" from 1875 to 1931, Click or Tap the photo above. Imagine yourself walking across the old wooden bridge onto the new lift bridge from 1875 to 1931 ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492908412775-7RI8UY2ODSA4DUWJ61U0/image-asset.jpeg Lift Bridge of Stillwater Lift Bridge Under Construction in 1931. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1589385103327-E1IZVZSIFQJ8E2PHEG4X/DS_Final_1clr_Wide.jpg Lift Bridge of Stillwater Click on the image above for More Things To Do in Stillwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492968197915-QJXZG96G4A1QJ89JO66G/SinclairSterBr.jpg Lift Bridge of Stillwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492968237775-VKMX55IN9GRRF30DDQLY/Wooden+Bridge+early.jpeg Lift Bridge of Stillwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492969513527-GJSMU2PRKTC38JJLPWTO/5a-35+Lowell+Park+Old+Bridge.jpg Lift Bridge of Stillwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492969568769-TVKDCBRTGH1B9AMQG36W/3-10+View+of+old+bridge+to+South+1899+copy.jpg Lift Bridge of Stillwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492969597521-QICZ3ESN64OQNXRFUXQX/Pontbrfire1904.jpeg Lift Bridge of Stillwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492969634064-0YPVR6T9GRA0SU8A5ZFL/Slide1.jpg Lift Bridge of Stillwater https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/territorial-prison-views daily 0.75 2023-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493059201508-2A83A7BT88FFI0GUADOC/image-asset.jpeg Territorial Prison Views The year is 1907. This is a photo by John Runk viewing west on the main road inside the prison. The prisoners are moving from a work area to their cells. In the rear is the infirmary of the prison. Photo courtesy of The Stillwater Public Library, John Runk Collection. To view a "Time-Tunnel" that takes you from 1907 to 2016 at this same location, Click or Tap on the photo above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492996178493-WG1IEQ9BGNC5RFWYUJEX/image-asset.jpeg Territorial Prison Views This is a view of the Territorial Prison in 1907. The wagons are hauling two tractor wheels from the foundry. The view is looking north on Main Street. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk, courtesy of The Stillwater Public Library, John Runk Collection. Click or Tap on the photo to view a "Time-Tunnel" morph of this same location going from 1907 to 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1530979521442-JYL7PY97X7HZB0SCFGGR/PrisonGuard1907GIF.gif Territorial Prison Views The Year is 1907 and this same location is now Terra Springs Condominiums. The architect designed the new towers to be located where the original towers were when it was the Territorial Prison. The two prisoners in the historic photo are trustees, while the armed guard keeps a close watch on everything outside the prison walls. This animation shows the overlap of the same location between 1907 and 2017. The historic photo is from the John Runk Collection courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493056832083-UJALCAA6IG0W329TTTN8/Prison+Gate+1907+copy.jpeg Territorial Prison Views This photo was taken by John Runk in 1907. It is the front gate of the Territorial prison which was located on the west side of Main Street. The image shows the guard and two trustees outside the gate. To View a "Time-Tunnel" photo of this same location that allows you to travel from 1907 to 2016, just click or tap on the above photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493058100934-JPBN2TRYV3H0YMN6DSZ7/Prison+View+W+1936.jpg Territorial Prison Views This is a view of the Territorial Prison site in 1936. The prisoners were relocated to the new facility south of Stillwater at this time. The buildings were used for manufacturing businesses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1530988570628-HBQIQMLTX0QUO6XPZOMN/PrisonMarchGiphy2017.gif Territorial Prison Views This is a Time Tunnel Animation of Prisoners Marching between buildings in 1907 and the same location in 2017 at Terra Springs Condominiums. The Historical Photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493060452338-78QXIORPMLS1UFH53WY2/image-asset.jpeg Territorial Prison Views - Recreation Time Territorial Prison ca.1900's Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy Stillwater Public Library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1530984634798-YBJ6G5EH93EN3ID70094/PrisonWagGiphy.gif Territorial Prison Views The Images above are showing the same location going from 1907 to 2017 via an animation "Time Tunnel". The Historical Photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493060990447-8DE67EHF4I0Z2J110MJV/image-asset.jpeg Territorial Prison Views Prison Infirmary, vantage point is facing northwest wall inside the prison. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society, John Runk Collection. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/johnrunkprojectdedication daily 0.75 2018-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492802284731-5REOWDIN1F8B5VKAS2DJ/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4be8.jpg John Runk Project Dedication John Runk Photography Shop located on Chestnut Street, just west of Main Street on the south side of Chestnut Street. Ca. 1930's. John was famous for the "Square Deal". His logo always included the square deal motto. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of Stillwater Public Library. Click or tap the photo above to view the same location today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492798472282-ZNRH7OPWV58GB5G2JPE8/image-asset.jpeg John Runk Project Dedication John Runk Studio above 112 North Main Street. Downstairs, there was a theater as shown in this photo. Photo credit is John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library To go to this same view today, click or tap the photo above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492737195088-LIKEA3O9IZHFGYUFIAWB/image-asset.jpeg John Runk Project Dedication John Runk Portrait 1903. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of Stillwater Public Library, John Runk Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1530749562722-SGHTNYUSY5LZDEJXY4IJ/Runk112Giphy.gif John Runk Project Dedication This is an Animation Time Tunnel between the years 1917 and 2018 at this same location. The historical photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/john-runk-narrative2 daily 0.75 2017-04-21 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/2016-view-of-112-main-street daily 0.75 2017-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492798080868-YXAKZ3UPZ5A0TGIETTUA/image-asset.jpeg 2016 View of 112 Main Street This is a 2016 view of the building where John Runk had his studio. This building still stands today and has not changed much when you compare the photos. To go to the "Time Tunnel" photo from 1917 to 2016, tap or click on the photo above. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/112-main-morphr daily 0.75 2017-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492799121817-EY2UDFI6PPFD7YJTJS1X/image-asset.jpeg 112 Main MorphR This is a Time Tunnel photo from 1917 to 2016. Photo credit is John Runk and R.Molenda, courtesy of Stillwater Public Library. This building still stands today and is Pub 112. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/2016-photo-runk-chestnut daily 0.75 2017-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492802858641-FTPQCOK8IUDLLDBAUOMQ/image-asset.jpeg 2016 Photo Runk Chestnut This photo was taken in 2016 at the location of the Runk Chestnut Street photography store. This building still stands today with modifications. Photo Credit R. Molenda. To view a "Time Tunnel" photo between 1931 and 2016, click or tap on the photo above. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/chestnut-street-runk-morph daily 0.75 2017-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492803375756-NYU1ZNNIVWVRH02XTJW7/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut Street Runk Morph This is a "Time Tunnel" Morph photo of the same location in 1931 and 2016. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library and R. Molenda. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/the-great-idea-project daily 0.75 2017-05-30 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/volunteers-for-lens-flare-stillwater daily 0.75 2017-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492909915057-AIW6MRGSHTK3DKZ6OC47/image-asset.jpeg Volunteers for Lens Flare Stillwater Lens Flare Stillwater Volunteers, left to Right, Gary Bressler, John Buettner, Bill Fredell, Bob Molenda, Dick Marlow, Tom Wieland, John Moore. In front is Miriam Simmons from the St. Croix Valley Foundation. The event is the 125th Anniversary of the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce, September, 2016. Mark Luebker, who lives in South Dakota is not in the photo. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/catalysts daily 0.75 2018-04-24 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/lift-bridge-narrative2 daily 0.75 2017-04-22 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/volunteer-photo2 daily 0.75 2017-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492909518556-G3SB5Z6IAR332XG4AVA7/image-asset.jpeg VOLUNTEER PHOTO2 Left to Right, Back Row: Gary Bressler, John Buettner, Bill Fredell, Bob Molenda, Dick Marlow, Tom Wieland, John Moore. Front Row is Miriam Simmons From The St. Croix Valley Foundation. The event is the 125th Anniversary of the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce, September, 2016 aboard the packet boat Andiamo. Mark Luebker was not in the photo. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/territorial-prison-morph-19072016 daily 0.75 2017-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1492996909085-AJITSCZP3EN11T6WRTMV/image-asset.jpeg Territorial Prison Morph 1907-2016 The only part of the Territorial Prison that still stands today is a small guard house just to the left of there horses. The prison grounds are presently the site of the Terra Springs Condominiums. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk (Historical Photo), courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library and R.Molenda 2016 photo. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/main-gate-morph-1907 daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493057321648-UVF32XDAS0RE2ULW98H8/image-asset.jpeg Main Gate Morph 1907 "Time-Tunnel" photo morph that takes you on a journey from 2016 to 1907 at the same location in Stillwater. The towers in the 2016 part of the photo are in the exact location as the original towers in the prison. Today, this location is home to Terra Springs Conodominiums. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk for the historical photo, courtesy of The Stillwater Public Library and R.Molenda for the 2016 photo. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/prison-march-morph daily 0.75 2017-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493059783923-AZSWY5JHCBMM2MJBDB7B/image-asset.jpeg Prison March Morph This is a "Time-Tunnel" photo between the years 1907 and 2016. This allows you to travel between these years at the same location and vantage point. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk and R. Molenda, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. This is presently the location of Terra Springs Condominiums. The only part of the original prison left is the rock wall in the foreground. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/territorial-prison-narrative daily 0.75 2017-04-24 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/lumbermens-exchange-building daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493076173426-X5X7VNJFYTKJFMWTA57Z/image-asset.jpeg Lumbermen's Exchange Building The year is 1914 and the location is Chestnut and Water Street. The Lumbermen's Exchange Building is in the foreground. In the background is the Union Depot nearby is the Stillwater Trolley. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library, John Runk Collection. To view a "Time-Tunnel" that allows you to travel from 1914 to 2016, just click or tap on the photo above. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/lumbermens-morph daily 0.75 2017-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493076902409-6HJZ1WWJCRF63X5KYNXW/image-asset.jpeg Lumbermens Morph This is a "Time-Tunnel" photo that allows you to see the changes from 1914 to 2016 as you walk through the scene. Today the building is the home of the Water Street Inn. There have been additions to the building and more changes planned for the future. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk for the historical photo, R.Molenda for the 2016 photo. To view the 2016 image of this same location, just click or tap the photo above. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/lumbermens-exchange-2016 daily 0.75 2017-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493078822075-RM6R09UUPZA5ASSQ0U5W/image-asset.jpeg Lumbermens Exchange 2016 This is the Lumbermen's Exchange Building in the year 2016. Today it is the home of the Water Street Inn, a favorite dining spot with an outstanding view of the St. Croix River and the Historic Lift Bridge. Photo credit, R. Molenda https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/mosier-building daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493079689443-F447OWGUCXAOT5JAW7V6/image-asset.jpeg Mosier Building This is the Byron J Mosier Building on the NE corner of Chestnut and Main Street. The building was a tobacco shop in the earliest days. It was also a bakery. Presently it is Leo's Malt Shop, another favorite place to enjoy a lively, good and quick meal. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. The tobacco shop was famous for the wooden cigar store icon, which now resides in the Minnesota History Museum. For a "Time-Tunnel" experience from the turn of the century to the year 2016, just Click or Tap on the above photo. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/mosier-morph daily 0.75 2017-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493080376541-36S0NQLMFVX530EKGGWD/image-asset.jpeg Mosier Morph Nobody from 2016 even sees the people standing outside the tobacco store at the turn of the century. Historic Photo credit is to Mr. John Runk, courtesy of The Stillwater Public library. The 2016 photo credit is R.Molenda. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/chestnut-and-3rd-street-views daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493157877974-5OFIFTC6PJMSWRXVNR0D/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut and 3rd Street Views Chestnut Street Stairway, before 1890's. John Runk Collection courtesy of the Washington County Historical Society. The vantage point is toward the east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493158060767-0TTQA90ZTA38DX98BM5A/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut and 3rd Street Views Similar vantage point to the previous photo. This shows the streetcar tracks and the Brunswick Building. Photo courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library, John Runk Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1532798419124-M8PFD1LGOQMU6BY5HRX7/3rdChestnut2016FAdeGiphy.gif Chestnut and 3rd Street Views This is an animation "Time Tunnel" that goes from 1917 to 2017 at the same location. Some buildings are still standing, while others are gone. The Streetcar was a familiar sight and sound at this location, also gone. In the distance you can see the Trinity Lutheran Church and the Fire Department Building just in front of the church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493162925152-T4RWII0YLKMC9AG29BZH/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut and 3rd Street Views This photo was taken in 1922. The location is 3rd and Chestnut Street, viewing to the southwest. The streetcar tracks are in the foreground. The house is no longer there, replaced by the Armory Building, which was retired in 2017. To view a "Time-Tunnel" photo of this same location that allows you to travel from 1922 to 2016, just Click or Tap the photo above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493223238396-Z23N1ZHGG30E5M6S1JRK/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut and 3rd Street Views The year is 1893 and these are the first electric powered streetcars in Minnesota. The cars are located on 3rd Street and Chestnut,viewing toward the west. This was a busy intersection for the rail line, which involved negotiating a switch to allow the cars to go north/south on 3rd Street or east/west on Chestnut Street. The Stillwater Street Railway Company was short-lived for only a few years until it was revived by the Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company in 1899. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493164808945-G0CAKZ7QDKICXB7BB0BL/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut and 3rd Street Views This is the Jassoy Building located on 3rd Street and Chestnut. It was built in 1886. It is a three-story frame red brick veneer with a Queen Anne Style. It has a flat roof and a stone banding between the floors along with bay windows on the second floor. This building still stands today at the base of the Chestnut Street Stairway. The streetcar tracks are visible in the foreground. The date of the photograph is 1918. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk, courtesy of The Stillwater Public Library, John Runk Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493161844420-G4CW8UD32E8CAUYBGVVG/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut and 3rd Street Views The year is 1917 and the place is 3rd Street and Chestnut looking northwest toward the church steeples. In the foreground you can see the streetcar tracks. The Presbyterian Church is the nearest steeple, with Trinity Lutheran and the Episcopal church in the background. The Firehouse was just north of the Presbyterian Church. The photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Washington County Historical Society. To take a "Time-Tunnel" trip from 1917 to 2016, just click on the above photo and envision yourself waiting for the streetcar just after the First World War. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493155175389-LJHPOYU650JH87R3OQ88/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut and 3rd Street Views This vantage point is from the Chestnut Street Stairway, taken in the 1870's by John Sinclair. You can see the first bridge in the background along with a lumber mill on the Wisconsin side of the St. Croix River. In the left center, you can see the Brunswick House and the brick building to the left of the stairway. This was before the streetcars first came to Minnesota. Photo courtesy of the Washington County Historical Society and Mr. Brent Peterson, executive director, WCHS. To view a "Time-Tunnel" photo of this same location from the 1870's to 2016, just Click or Tap the above photo. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/chestnut-stairway-morph daily 0.75 2017-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493156829458-4M7YABZBZWSRPX0QS755/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut Stairway Morph This is a "Time Tunnel" photo that takes you from 2016 to ca.1875. The historic photo is from the John Runk Collection,the 2016 photo is credited to T.Wieland and R.Molenda. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/3rd-chestnut-morph daily 0.75 2017-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493162460840-760S1VEFAWFDYE7JMR51/image-asset.jpeg 3rd Chestnut Morph This "Time-Tunnel" photo takes you down 3rd and Chestnut Streets that uncovers buildings that are no longer there.   https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/armory-morph-1922 daily 0.75 2017-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493163402350-RV1OUXE1743UAM1M2YFM/image-asset.jpeg Armory Morph 1922 The photo credit is to Dick Marlow. The old photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. This gives everyone a feel for change that took place in Stillwater and is still taking place. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/lift-bridge-morph-a daily 0.75 2017-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493231708545-N0GQBZ21RZO5XIWFKKEE/image-asset.jpeg Lift Bridge Morph a This photo is a "Time Tunnel" photo done by Mr. Dick Marlow. The historical photo is from the John Runk Collection of the Stillwater Public Library. Imagine yourself walking from 1875 across the wooden bridge onto the lift bridge in 1931. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/staples-building daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1530746540191-WMB8WDIO5WUW9MYUISAB/McKusickGiphy.gif Main and Myrtle Streets This is an animated Time Tunnel between 1886 and 2018, showing the changes at the same location during this time period. The historical photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. Note the Sawyer house in the background to the left and the absence of the Post Office building to the rear of the McKusick Building. Then there are the dirt streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1530893194024-Y5KRUY5Z1XWFK8CXVCBP/HerseyStGiphy.gif Main and Myrtle Streets This scene is from 1917. You can still see the trolley tracks and the Union Depot building in the background. This photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. The the 2017 photo was taken by Tom Wieland. The scene takes you from 1917 to 2017. The building that stands in place of the Hersey Staples Block is the Cosmopolitan Bank, now the Antique shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493397020083-6FRAHJMYHS3C0ADLDZE1/Myrtle%2C+main+1886.jpeg Main and Myrtle Streets The McKusick Block, located on the Northwest corner of Myrtle and Main Streets. This photo was taken in 1886 and is sourced from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. In the background you are able to see the Sawyer House. The streets were dirt at that time. Narrative by Robert Molenda The McKusick Building was built in 1880. You have to exercise your history detective skills in order to see the ghost of the old building hidden in the building today. Presently, it is a two story building that has a marble facing. It covers the masonry brick frontage of the old building, but with a little effort, you can see the ghost of the old building that originally stood at this location. To Read More About The McKusick Building, Click or Tap on the Highlighted Text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493234277967-U5LZGV9SG8NTDRTWMSRR/image-asset.jpeg Main and Myrtle Streets The year was 1914, just before the start of WWI. In the foreground are the streetcar tracks. In the background is the venerable Union Depot building. The Hersey Staples Block stood on the SE corner of Myrtle and Main Streets. At one time, Myrtle Street was to be where the lift bridge was to enter Stillwater. Perhaps this explains why the North-South dividing line for Stillwater is Myrtle Street. This location included a bank, a saloon, hardware store, grocery store, insurance office, lunch counter, tin shop and warehouse area. Today, the location is the former Cosmopolitan State Bank building which is used for an Antique shop. There must have been a lot of activity at this location with the Union Depot, Streetcar, Steamboat, Horse and buggy traffic and the nearby grain elevator all serving the various manufacturing and other businesses in Stillwater. To take a "Time Tunnel" trip from 2016 to 1914, just click on the photo above. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/staples-building-morph daily 0.75 2017-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493234961059-FUEB8N4Z8R0FZV30H6A4/image-asset.jpeg Staples Building Morph Time-Tunnel between 1914 and 2016 at the SE corner of Myrtle and Main Streets. Photo Credit, Stillwater Public Library John Runk Collection, Tom Wieland and Bob Molenda. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/main-and-commercial-streets daily 0.75 2020-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1531866733074-06W6QMOFMNM74IMTEWVQ/ExcelsiorGiphy.gif Main and Commercial Streets The Excelsior Block is the building on the right in this photograph. It was built in 1882, a two story red brick building trimmed in stone. It features an ornate metal fire escape in the north side of the building and a metal gable parapet on the front. There are commercial businesses on the street level and apartments on the second floor, including a short term getaway apartment. The time tunnel .gif above takes you from 2017 to 1912. The historic photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493237839865-L0OBBBW8LEOM173ST4VL/image-asset.jpeg Main and Commercial Streets View to the south on Main Street from Commercial Street. To the right is the Excelsior Building which still stands today. To view this same location via the "Time Tunnel" photo, just Click or Tap on the photo above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1589387691138-ENAXCEHX40XAEWS1XNDA/SACFlogoWhite300x289.png Main and Commercial Streets Click the Above Find Out The Good They Do for Stillwater. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/main-commercial-morph daily 0.75 2017-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493238540194-92KUFE8TL4G6SHK1KBEK/image-asset.jpeg Main Commercial Morph This is a Time Tunnel photo on Main Street viewing south from Commercial Street. Most of the buildings on the left side of the street are gone. The Excelsior Block is on the immediate right, and the Pub 112 Building is the second building to the south. Both buildings have been restored and are standing today. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of The Stillwater Public Library, John Runk Collection, T.Wieland and R.Molenda. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/sawyer-house daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493253261743-5BVZGAS995IFRX6GUNJB/image-asset.jpeg Sawyer House The Year is 1924, just before the Sawyer House was torn down. The location was on the Northwest corner of 2nd Street and Myrtle. The structure was built in 1861 from lumber slabs milled in Stillwater. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of The Washington County Historical Society. To view another earlier time at this same location, just Click or Tap the photo above. Enjoy your trip back to another time in Stillwater's history. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/earlier-sawyer-house daily 0.75 2017-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493254096640-Y5SKM56YNWTBEX8HENV5/image-asset.jpeg Earlier Sawyer House This view of the Sawyer House is from the 1880's. The viewpoint is to the northwest on the corner of 2nd Street and Myrtle Street. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Washington County Historical Society. To view a "Time-Tunnel" photo of this same location, just Click or Tap on the above photo. This will take you from 2016 to ca.1880's. Enjoy your hotel stay! https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/sawyer-house-morph daily 0.75 2017-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493254787594-9HFUJVQ8WFVDA6L88BAW/image-asset.jpeg Sawyer House Morph This is a Time Tunnel trip for you from 2016 to ca. 1880's. The location is on the northwest corner of 2nd and Myrtle Streets. You have gone through three families of owner operators and the traditions are still alive. Photo credit, John Runk, courtesy of the Washington County Historical Society and R. Molenda. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/carnegie-library daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493425395005-UXHJ0W6NP7V00G73RB15/image-asset.jpeg Carnegie Library This is a "Time-Tunnel" photo that takes you from 1920 to 2016 at the same location. Imagine what politics and persuasion took place to locate the library in such a prominent place. Think about the walk up the stairway to use these marvelous facilities! The original building is still there, attached to the new building. Visit this magical place and enjoy the St. Croix Collection Room ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493423803812-UO083EOT0P0TZD11LALV/image-asset.jpeg Carnegie Library The year is 1920 and the location is on north 3rd Street. The vantage point is west-northwest from 3rd Street. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of The Stillwater Public Library, John Runk Collection. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/carnegie-library-narrative daily 0.75 2017-04-29 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/sawyer-house-narrative daily 0.75 2017-04-29 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/slab-alley daily 0.75 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493575944839-R0TST2G3OT24GHSQS8TF/image-asset.jpeg Slab Alley This was the home that Mr. Aiple built next to the Northwestern Brewery Building at this location. The year was 1868. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493573808221-IIHA6RBPXWPOF02T36PW/image-asset.jpeg Slab Alley This photo was taken at a location about 1/4 mile south of the Crabtree Kendall Service Station. The year was 1932. The view is toward the north. All of these buildings were razed and these photos are all that remain of this busy area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493576498149-0WF130GZ0QATF439XR2E/image-asset.jpeg Slab Alley This was the location of the Apple Northwestern Brewery. The date of the photo is 1890. There were several breweries in Stillwater at this time. You are able to see the Apple House on the far right. There were stone quarries behind this location. To view a later photo of this location, just Click or Tap on the photo above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493574604777-J24ZO8C90MUYC3S97BQG/image-asset.jpeg Slab Alley This is a view to the south of Slab Alley. The year was 1932. There was a lot of activity in Slab Alley at various times ranging from the Hersey Bean Lumber Mill operation to the railroad movement. In earlier years, there also Was a brewery just south of this location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493573003863-D9RA27JYXQBFZJZDQ3YT/image-asset.jpeg Slab Alley This was the location of the Crabtree Service Station in Slab Alley. The year was 1932. The view is toward the north. In the distance you can see the Commander Grain Elevator. It is the only building left in this photo. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/slab-alley-narrative daily 0.75 2017-04-30 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/aiple-brewery-and-house daily 0.75 2017-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493577389461-B0ONY8D8POEU2I7LHEYJ/image-asset.jpeg Aiple Brewery And House A later view of the Frank Apple House and Northwestern Brewery Building. Date is unknown. To view this same location as it appears in 2016, just Click or Tap the photo above. Credit attribution to Google Maps Street View 360. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/northwest-thresher-manufacturing daily 0.75 2020-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1531760145213-8K72VVJQNBC2JMG6OXPD/NWThreshGiphy.gif Northwest Thresher Manufacturing This "Time Tunnel" goes from 2018 to 1909 for this location. It is the present day location of The Zephyr Theater. In 1909, it was one of the locations of The Northwest Thresher Manufacturing Company. It was headed by a partnership between Mr. George Seymour and Dwight Sabin. It parlayed savvy political insight with civilian and prison labor to become the largest corporation in Minnesota and the Region at the time. The scene above is a response to a fire at this location in 1909. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1532803080220-E14T7PAFETR0LR2FP8SP/giphy.gif Northwest Thresher Manufacturing This animation "Time Tunnel" takes you from 2017 to the year 1900, approximately. These steam engines were the product of Northwestern Thresher Manufacturing Company on the north end of Stillwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493660976591-PPEYMTAZXRKJF84ZS45S/image-asset.jpeg Northwest Thresher Manufacturing Promotional Literature about The New Giant Traction Engine, ca. 1900. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493741482349-NFFPZH65S5633DS103UT/image-asset.jpeg Northwest Thresher Manufacturing This is a John Runk photo taken behind the Northwest Thresher Manufacturing Company Building ca.1910. The view is toward the south with the wooden pontoon bridge in the background. Access to the railway was important to Stillwater during and after the lumber era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493595513065-OB4Y6EFZ46AA94MAZWDM/image-asset.jpeg Northwest Thresher Manufacturing This is a view south from the bluff north of the Territorial Prison. The year is 1907 and the location is directly across from the prison near Main Street. In the background you can see the pontoon bridge. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy Washington County Historical Society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493657172420-W1S8FHM6ILY6QSIE79P8/image-asset.jpeg Northwest Thresher Manufacturing This is a view to the northeast on Main Street right across the street from the Territorial Prison. The year is 1908. Photo credit is to Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493658623276-1TXLZIQKBBGGXTAHI00G/image-asset.jpeg Northwest Thresher Manufacturing This is a promotional photo showing how one tractor can pull ten others in 1909. The location is Main Street, just south of the prison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493660100646-ATYNNGK9R9B7EDJFP8DH/image-asset.jpeg Northwest Thresher Manufacturing These were the products of the Northwest Thresher Manufacturing Company. In the early 1900's they were regarded as excellent and safe steam engines. The location is just south of the Warden's house on Main Street. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, Minnesota Historical Society John Runk Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493657866758-6Q28EWQ66DHB9UBV40TY/image-asset.jpeg Northwest Thresher Manufacturing Fire at Northwest Thresher Company in 1909. The view is south on Main Street between the prison and the factory. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1531795452180-F7G3KR10ZH1L0Y2WRBEC/NWThreshB2018GIPHY.gif Northwest Thresher Manufacturing This animation set of photos come from the north side of Main Street across from the Territorial Prison, now Terra Springs Condominiums. This is also the area now occupied by the Zephyr Theater. The time tunnel goes from 2018 to 1908, just about the time when gasoline engines started to gain on Steam powered traction engines. The Historic Photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. The rest is from the Lens Flare Stillwater organization. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/northwest-thresher-narrative daily 0.75 2017-04-30 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/tractor-parade-winter daily 0.75 2017-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493661389037-T4SOY051TXDLHH1OR6X0/image-asset.jpeg Tractor Parade Winter This is a Tractor Parade from 1911. Photo credit, Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library.   https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/commander-elevator daily 0.75 2021-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493666422344-E1SWBNF3QCRBI2PHW9L3/image-asset.jpeg Commander Elevator This photo is dated 1926 and shows the Commander Elevator in the background and The Freight House on the right. The railroad was a busy enterprise in Stillwater at this time. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493663114317-XGXCK0JAXYAOI36ARA6H/image-asset.jpeg Commander Elevator This is the Commander Elevator in 1917. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. To the left of the elevator is the smokestack from the power generator for the area. To view this same location in 1975, Click or Tap the photo above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493664253698-69BX60SHCVED1JJN1JM2/image-asset.jpeg Commander Elevator Commander Elevator in the background. View is southeast from Nelson and Main Streets. Photo credit is Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. To view this same location at a different time, Click or Tap on the photo above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1530742633698-8E28RFIGJLOQ1N7MWX48/giphy.gif Commander Elevator This shows an animation of the transition between 1917 and 2018 at this same location. Historical photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library and the Washington County Historical Society. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/commander-elevator-1975 daily 0.75 2017-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493663856517-18QXWJWFQDN013IJDLKT/image-asset.jpeg Commander Elevator 1975 1975 view of Commander Elevator Location. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/flour-mill-photo daily 0.75 2017-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493664728468-A1B4WACIXQRSLTXTNCNW/image-asset.jpeg Flour Mill Photo Flour Mill Building on Nelson and Main Streets. The Commander Elevator is in the background. The view is to the southeast. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/commander-elevator-narrative daily 0.75 2021-02-18 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/south-hill-stairway daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493682145234-1WMIX1FCKFWNHEVM9HQ8/image-asset.jpeg South Hill Stairway From Above This photo was taken in 1884. It is from the Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. You can see the Lincoln School above the horizon on the north hill. This also is a north view from the top of the south hill stairway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493681601264-AMH14NPM0WAD686W977A/1-26Top+of+South+Stairs+View+N+1872.jpg South Hill Stairway From Above View north from the top of the South Main Street Stairs in 1872. This photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. This was a period of high activity for the lumber industry in Stillwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493675597821-SCA6GRSJ7SRER1JO607A/SincTopSt.jpg South Hill Stairway From Above This is a photo from 1873 taken by Christopher Carli, who was a photographer who came before John Runk. He took photos of Stillwater and used many in stereo photo scenes. The gentleman in this photo is James Sinclair, another photographer in Stillwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493682703741-LY1GF8ICP7RN8O9WQ6I8/image-asset.jpeg South Hill Stairway From Above This view is from midway up the south hill, or taken from the building that stood at this location. The year is 1870. This is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493682875449-D0WPF6X30IQ2CRPJD4IU/image-asset.jpeg South Hill Stairway From Above This is a later view than the previous photo, showing the construction of the brick building on the corner of Nelson and Main Streets. This photo may have been taken from the hillside or the building that stood at this location. The photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/south-hill-stairway-narrative daily 0.75 2017-05-01 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/south-hill-stairway-from-below daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493685616699-9PH4VL34MFF46C4GN1YI/image-asset.jpeg South Hill Stairway From Below This view up the stairs does after the construction of the brick building in the foreground. The stairs are still wooden. This photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493685864583-Z1P9QCU2O937KB0GLOIF/image-asset.jpeg South Hill Stairway From Below The first concrete stairs next to the Joseph Wolf Brewery Building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493684568067-4BBCBQ4OO4KUBHL6205M/image-asset.jpeg South Hill Stairway From Below Another early view of the wooden stairs, this time with an additional series of stairs at the bottom. This photo is sourced from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493685053994-45CD4I0GJ4Q0FYTT92DT/image-asset.jpeg South Hill Stairway From Below This photo was taken in 1878. It is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. The brick building on the right still stands today. Behind the house on the left is the beginning of "Slab Alley". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493683651126-7F2AXGCZLT44MD1IS1ZE/image-asset.jpeg South Hill Stairway From Below This is a very early (1866) view up the south hill stairs. The stairs were wooden at this time and it was before the construction of the brewery of Joseph Wolf. The home at the top of the hill still stands today. The three story building at the street level is gone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1530747812995-BH1BD7Y8XK1PCU811FMH/LoraGiphy.gif South Hill Stairway From Below This is an Animated Time Tunnel between 1870 and 2018 for the same location. In 2018, the Lora Hotel opened and is regarded as one of the top fifteen architectural buildings in the country. The historical photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493686425236-WLL7IXPGLXD8V6W8S2F2/JWolfBrew.jpg South Hill Stairway From Below - Joseph Wolf Brewing Co. ca.1870 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493686487338-S1QF0BZSFLHBE2C7S8XO/Main+St+Stairs+1914.jpeg South Hill Stairway From Below - Joseph Wolf Brewing Co. 1914 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493686512382-IJS5MOFOIW1JC3BQE3ER/BaseStairSA.jpg South Hill Stairway From Below - Time Tunnel from 1870 to 2016 A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493686530125-3VIFZN29IUPR454059TE/MorphBaseStA.jpg South Hill Stairway From Below - Time Tunnel from 1870 to 2016 B https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493686547982-H4E77ZHZW1KR32YZ2JYR/MorphBaseStB.jpg South Hill Stairway From Below - Time Tunnel from 1870 to 2016 C https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/lincoln-school daily 0.75 2018-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493737706664-UL8STBFGCDSPD7QA2V3B/image-asset.jpeg Lincoln School This photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. The date is 1892. The building was very up-to-date with amenities, heating, electric lights and water and plumbing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493736429881-EBHO2JPOI03FA5LWCOYA/image-asset.jpeg Lincoln School The year was 1873. The location was between 3rd and 4th Streets and Laurel and School Streets on the North Hill. Photo credit is Mr. James Sinclair, courtesy of the New York City Public Library. The vantage point is looking to the southeast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493738710323-I45BC5WVSAIPBJJCW44W/image-asset.jpeg Lincoln School This is an example of a stereopticon set of images used in the 1870's to show 3D images of scenic places. This one was photographed by James Sinclair, ca. 1870's courtesy of the New York City Public Library. The subject is of course, The Lincoln School. Much like today, Stillwater was a great place to take photographs even when photography was in its infancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1493738185743-3UBVP8OWVX4579F5CGLQ/Lincoln+School+1911.jpeg Lincoln School This photo, also from the John Runk Collection, Stillwater Public Library is dated 1911. The building faced west on 4th Street. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/lincoln-school-narrative daily 0.75 2017-05-02 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/main-street-views-south-of-myrtle daily 0.75 2019-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1494368233241-H3THRELNUVQFGIJ42IPF/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut Street East of Second Street The date is July 10,1932 and you can hear the clang of the trolley as it goes up Chestnut Street after turning from Main Street and the Union Depot. This image is from the John Runk Collection, Stillwater Public Library. The vantage point is just east of Second Street with a view toward the east. The Lift Bridge is in the background, just one year old at this time. To view a "Time-Tunnel" between 1932 and 2016, just Click or Tap on the photo above. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/chestnut-street-east-of-second-street-morph daily 0.75 2017-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1494368894888-J28JQ899Z8K2QE5UXY8C/image-asset.jpeg Chestnut Street East of Second Street Morph This is a "Time-Tunnel" photo of this location from 1920 to 2016. Photo credit is to Mr. Tom Wieland. The historical photo is from the John Runk Collection, Stillwater Public Library. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/chestnut-street-gif-file daily 0.75 2017-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1494369437729-WXM70PH8F7USNSVUW07V/image-asset.gif Chestnut Street Gif File This is an animated file prepared by Mr. Tom Wieland. It shows the time tunnel between 1920 and 2016 in Stillwater. Photo credit is Mr. Tom Wieland. Historical photo is from the John Runk Collection, Stillwater Public Library. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/augmented-reality-app-specifics daily 0.75 2017-05-30 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/different-tours-of-stillwater daily 0.75 2017-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1495158642261-DNF361STB7IFFID5TL1K/image-asset.png Different Tours of Stillwater App powered by LodeStar, an authoring tool produced by LodeStar Learning Corporation. Click on the logo above to take Stillwater Tour B with Augmented Reality. This to be used if you are actually in the city of Stillwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1495158391300-4PVZLXFOBCMT6KQ2OLSF/LodeStar-logo_against_near_black.png Different Tours of Stillwater App Powered By LodeStar an authoring tool produced by LodeStar Learning Corporation. Click on the logo above to take Stillwater Tour A with Augmented Reality. This is to be used if you are actually in the city of Stillwater. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/contact daily 0.75 2017-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1495645636086-UTA4UMM3A196113XSS0B/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_42b4.jpg Contact https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/mckusick-building-narrative daily 0.75 2017-06-04 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/new-page daily 0.75 2019-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1497132732441-TJ7MFILDNOS2A8582R46/image-asset.jpeg Muller Boat Company This is a "Time Tunnel" photo that takes you from 2017 to 1921 at this same location. The 2017 location is the St. Croix Boat &Packet Company that conducts tourist excursions along the St. Croix River near Stillwater. The historical photo is credited to Mr. John Runk, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library, St. Croix Collection. The morphed photo is credited to R. Molenda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1532795679641-GJQZEAZI4BAD41GMFBNR/MullerGiphy.gif Muller Boat Company This is an animation file that serves as a "Time Tunnel" that takes you from 1921 to 2017 at the same location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1497130552001-LC1R9W06XUHUA8QT09DZ/image-asset.jpeg Muller Boat Company This is a scene near the present (2017) city boat docks. These recently built boats were built by Muller Boat Works in Stillwater. The Boats are the Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri and are getting steamed up for delivery. If you click or tap on the photo, it will show the present day scene. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/st-croix-packet-boat-company daily 0.75 2017-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1497131051507-N55POOU3OMPGGLZ67KMG/image-asset.jpeg St. Croix Packet Boat Company 2017 view of the St. Croix River from the St. Croix Boat & Packet Company Dock. These boats are excursion boats located in Stillwater. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/main-and-chestnut-street daily 0.75 2020-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1497136348383-IHHZAYT7CF7Z1VMDT0ZU/image-asset.jpeg Main and Chestnut Street View Northwest on Main & Chestnut Streets, ca.1925. Note that there are no traffic control signals on this busy intersection. This photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1497136636673-GWE15RPHUIAWTYHDU1XK/image-asset.jpeg Main and Chestnut Street This is a "Time Tunnel" photo that takes you from 2016 to ca.1925. The photo is at the same location and is morphed between the two time periods. Historical photo is from the John Runk Collection, Stillwater Public Library. The 2016 photo is credited to T. Wieland and R. Molenda. Click or Tap on the Photo to view the 2016 photo by Tom Wieland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1531872880033-EUU8DNR0B8B3435QDBSE/SWViewDownTnGiphy.gif Main and Chestnut Street This animation shows the time tunnel from 2017 to 1878. The location viewpoint is Main Street near Chestnut. You can view the Court House, Central School Building on the hillside and the Steeple of St. Michael's Catholic Church is also in the photo. To the left, you can see the wooden stairway and the early buildings of the Joseph Wolf Brewing Complex. The streets were dirt and there was a lot of horse traffic in the early downtown area. The historical photo is from the John Runk Collection courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1589389105680-A1JLKYI6S156HHY01BM0/66f605_2ad3efa07e2b428f8c13e3dbf4addd50%7Emv2.jpg Main and Chestnut Street Click on the Image and Find Out About The Good Things Done in The St. Croix Valley https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/nw-view-chestnut-and-main-now daily 0.75 2017-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1497137394039-UF6EB6HMJP79H2G8R59H/image-asset.jpeg NW View Chestnut And Main Now NW corner of Chestnut & Main Street 2016. Photo credit, Mr. Tom Wieland. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/app-tour-photos daily 0.75 2017-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1498586907067-G0IBIFM41C352C75TTMV/image-asset.jpeg App Tour Photos Click or Tap on this photo to go to the APP for "Tour A". This includes the Territorial Prison, John Runk Locations, The South Stairway, Chestnut & Main Streets, The Sawyer House and other locations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1498587198434-E916B7VARVLKT20KS8T7/image-asset.jpeg App Tour Photos Click or Tap on the photo above to go to the APP for "Tour B". This tour includes The Brunswick House, The Old Post Office, The Freight House and other sites of importance. This is a more guided tour. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/2017-main-street-stairway-project daily 0.75 2017-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1498957694892-UJRI28FYJX99WZU07IZF/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Main Street Stairway Project Volunteers for the 2017 Main Street Stairs "Great Idea for 2017" project, June 29, 2017. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/privacy-statement daily 0.75 2017-10-16 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/isaac-staples-sawmill daily 0.75 2020-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1508186169757-WAJMHKQGFP2VPR2GF8F3/IMG_2161.JPG Isaac Staples Sawmill This is the same location of the Staples Sawmill in 2017. The photo shows the large steel clad building to the left of the stone powerhouse and chimney. This was once the location of the Stillwater Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of The Northwest Thresher Company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1585611675916-3G3LH56L5AC9M1UAMR1J/Mulberry2ndGIPHY.gif Isaac Staples Sawmill This animation takes you from the late 1870’s to 2019 at the corner of Mulberry Street and Second Street.On the hill is the Isaac Staples mansion. The historic photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. The 2019 photo is courtesy of Google Maps Street View. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1508189121029-Q8TP35FL8M4VYE02B3HU/Isaacstaplesmill.JPG Isaac Staples Sawmill This is a photo from the John Runk Collection at the Stillwater Public Library. It was taken ca. 1870. This location is on north Main Street, just below Pioneer Park. This was not the first sawmill in Stillwater and was purchased by Isaac Staples in 1869. To view a "Time Tunnel" between 2017 and 1870 at this same location, just click anywhere on the photo above. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/isaac-staples-sawmill-morph daily 0.75 2017-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1508188573893-1WN8BOIE5PU3GSL1ZJLN/IMG_0063.JPG Isaac Staples Sawmill Morph This is a "Time Tunnel" between 2017 and 1870 for this same location. It allows you to imagine how it must have felt to walk this same location more than one hundred years ago. The location is just below Pioneer Park where Isaac Staples' mansion was built. This sawmill was purchased by Isaac Staples in 1869. This mill was located just north of downtown Stillwater. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/staples-sawmill-narrative daily 0.75 2017-10-19 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/connolly-shoe-company daily 0.75 2018-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1532618359941-T24L3LHHNUJ6Z1CETKQI/ConnollyFadeGiphy.gif Connolly Shoe Company This is a view to the Northeast of the Connolly Shoe Company. Second Street appears to be a dirt surface and the garden is not yet in place. The time tunnel takes you from 2017 to about the 1910 time period. The historic photo is from the John Runk Collection courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1532617480955-MGVRKUZGPXC2000YQPQQ/ConnollyB1929Giphy.gif Connolly Shoe Company The building is located on Second and Commercial Street near the Old Post Office and The Lowell Inn. The historical photo is from the John Runk Collection courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. The time tunnel takes you from 2018 to 1929. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/connolly-shoe-co-narrative daily 0.75 2018-07-28 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/the-soul-of-christian-lewerers-camera daily 0.75 2018-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537985316772-KKL6QZU0A8ESSP6IANLZ/RunkPicnicB.jpeg The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera Left to right: Anton F. Richert, Christian D. Lewerer, John Runk, Unknown Person, Sophie (Riemenscheider)Lewerer, Unknown Person, Helen (Lewerer)Richert. Photo from Lewerer Family Collection, Allen Lewerer, also Minnesota Historical Society, John Runk Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537985123932-V1YUPK6KNIO1UHK6TNTW/RunkPicnic1925.jpeg The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera Lewerer Family Picnic with John Runk, 1925. Photo from Allen Lewerer Family Archive Photos, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537909241327-CTEGCEBIH7QZ3N57D7FW/BR-513+lewerer+%26+richert%27s+on+picnic.jpg The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera Lewerer Family Picnic Taken in late 1920’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537401792817-YXL3P0B22EYVMV9OZ38K/DSC00950A.JPG The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera Christian D. Lewerer’s Kodak 3A Autographic Camera with Accessories. Photo from Allen Lewerer, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537403694352-L565Q2ATQQUPCPYZH2KT/img002.jpg The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera Instruction Booklet with Receipt signed by Mr. John Runk, January 12, 1925. Photo from Allen Lewerer Family Archives, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537401494708-7FU49KLP4YMBUTHW6H10/DSC00941A.JPG The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537980834121-3551WRP1BOXEDOBO1J84/Kodak+Girls.jpg The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537980859753-IJJB6YCLQXKZEIP0F8PG/Girl+WithCamera.jpg The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537980880886-R1ITKAADIKFCJVXMYYQB/KodakGirlFree.jpeg The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1537980905276-IJDCH28EUURHDQW3WM6Y/Vintage+Kodak+Camera+Ads+%286%29.jpg The Soul of Christian Lewerer's Camera https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/other-geolocation-story-telling-pages daily 0.75 2021-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1593534752424-52SJMID1P4NL5OXYFJ85/LFMahtomediL.jpg Other Geo-Location Story Telling Pages Badge for Chautauqua Spur Experiment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1582752271360-BWTW6FM2PCBJ5MRPK4FK/Screen+Shot+2020-02-14+at+4.32.11+PM.jpeg Other Geo-Location Story Telling Pages Click on the Image above to Load the Free Browser-Based APP to Your Mobile Device https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1582753057742-8A2TQAJHZR2FSY9UQR7P/Screen+Shot+2020-02-20+at+4.03.51+PM.jpeg Other Geo-Location Story Telling Pages Click on the Image Above to Load the Apple APP to Your Apple iOS Device https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1628198562797-BCHUOLQFHUTNUGML5156/ComoHarAPPA.jpg Other Geo-Location Story Telling Pages - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1592425050655-2728RSHAPRIH9811EWGR/image-asset.jpeg Other Geo-Location Story Telling Pages Click on the image above to obtain the FREE Browser Based APP. This will function on any mobile device https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/union-elevator daily 0.75 2020-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584924131428-SOQOY2XLJT6M0X4M2SWN/giphy.gif Union Elevator Time Tunnel from 1894 to 2018 to show location of Union Elevator in Stillwater. Historic Photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. The 2018 photo is from Google Maps Street View of Stillwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584902560200-E23RZX6Y81GQQC5LG0R1/UnionEle1882Kuhn+copy.jpg Union Elevator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584902573708-MWBYQKJJF5K6PTJ7SYLF/UnionFrtKuhn+1882+copy.jpg Union Elevator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584902631066-2PNZBBE421D93HADVAXE/UnionElev.jpg Union Elevator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584901399262-2994RIW8AJOVP7QFVDGE/UnionElTrain.jpg Union Elevator Photo from James Sinclair, courtesy of the New York City Public Library. It shows the Union Elevator in the background and Steam Engine in the foreground. The photo is ca.1890’s. The photo was from a stereopticon slide. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/union-depot daily 0.75 2020-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584910068305-NPI80BOHTY0G2F8MMG6E/UnionSta1898.jpg Union Depot The above copy is from the Sanborn Fire Map of 1891 showing the location of the Union Station and The St. Paul & Duluth Railroad Depot. The map is from the Library of Congress Map Collection of Stillwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584909375438-MJMDUZ1QQVSKDSGUO24U/UnionDepotGiphy.gif Union Depot This is a “Time Tunnel” trip that takes you from 2019 to 1885 at the same location. It shows the Water Street Inn under construction to bring back memories of the Union Depot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584909154251-P79T8ZCELUCU65OU2D26/Union+Depot+SE.jpg Union Depot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584913073902-1Z32XMP3P4KO9IPLAZ87/MarlowA.jpg Union Depot This is a combination of a historical Runk photo and Dick Marlow’s morphing of this image so that you can see where things were in 1894. To the left is the Union Depot and the debris from the spring storm of 1894. To the right you can see the Lucky gas station and the McKusick Building. This allows you to go from 1894 to 2019 at the same location. Historical photos are from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of The Stillwater Public Library. The blending effect was done by Dick Marlow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584909710674-494BX7XTT1G58CPT7GAW/media-36.php.jpg Union Depot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584909766301-VWDGXTIFG445W4F0G504/Depot1926.jpg Union Depot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584909788971-DN6L2ZY7M929I2QTLD86/UnionDepot+NWView.png Union Depot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584909813732-VA0R2P828RSFKJ7NET6V/UnionDepotCar.jpg Union Depot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584909844078-ZC0KPFGSBEYFKKVVMTBK/NWDepot.jpg Union Depot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1584909860152-NXYD5A9RZ61PDYCIM5PV/media-11.php.jpg Union Depot https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/stillwater-levee daily 0.75 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1585430880953-U4VDODWTLQ36YS5LJGWQ/Levee1894.jpg Stillwater Levee The Levee was used for all kinds of activities. 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The view is to the Northwest from the Flagpole. This photograph is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1585427130107-ZYJA952THPGQW231V1QM/StillLeveeUW.jpg Stillwater Levee This is a photograph of Stillwater ca.1870’s. It shows what a busy place the levee was and what a utilitarian role it played in the early days of Stillwater. You can see the Lincoln School on the upper left, and also see the Isaac Staples mansion in the upper center. The view is to the Northwest from where the Dock Cafe stands in 2020. The water came all the way around and probably ended at Water Street nearby the Freight House building today. In the background on the right you can also see the Union Elevator, the tallest building in Stillwater. This photo is courtesy of the Murphy Library Special Collections/ARC, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. 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This photo is courtesy of the Murphy Library Special Collections/ARC, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/staples-then-now-2020 daily 0.75 2020-04-10 https://www.lensflarestillwater.org/isaac-staples-mansion daily 0.75 2021-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1586201628937-6ICWNEEB0TCMUYFTIOHI/Staples%25601880.jpg Isaac Staples Mansion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1586200882469-RL8NHZG2YX9U2JN29JNT/Staples.jpg Isaac Staples Mansion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1586200974987-6N7UXOEDV2HA14TQHDUK/StaplesMill1880.jpg Isaac Staples Mansion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1586202762712-1HLZDW7HGPJOAM8XRY94/4-10Staples+Mill%2C+Mansion+etc+Main+St+1902.jpg Isaac Staples Mansion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1586202803467-315XMF15NK7LWY887ANN/4-4Staples+Mill+%26+Mansion+View+W+from+Main+St.+1904.jpg Isaac Staples Mansion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58f63f442e69cf2839ce6445/1586200124133-VGZTM80TJYITRYMHH2VX/Mulberry2ndGIPHY.gif Isaac Staples Mansion This animation takes you from the late 1870’s to 2019 at the corner of Mulberry Street and Second Street.On the hill is the Isaac Staples mansion. The historic photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library. 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