It was removed for Highway 100 road construction.
Lilac Way
Documenting its history and supporting restoration
- History
- What was Lilac Way?
- Why was Highway 100 called Lilac Way?
- Roosevelt, the WPA and the Great Depression
- Arthur Nichols, Landscape Architect
- Carl Graeser, Engineer
- The Men Who Built Lilac Way
- The Golden Valley Garden Club
- Newspaper Articles, Transcribed for Easy Reading
- Research and Resources
- MnDOT Documents
- Beehive Fireplaces
- Parks
- The Seven Roadside Parks
- Locations of Seven Roadside Parks
- RESTORED: Graeser Park – Robbinsdale, MN >
- REVIVED: Lilac Park restored, formerly Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
- AT RISK: Rock Island Park (North end of old Lilac Park) – St. Louis Park, MN
- LOST: Blazer Park – Golden Valley, MN
- LOST: Excelsior Boulevard Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
- LOST: Glenwood Avenue Roadside Park- Golden Valley, MN
- LOST: Graeser Park South – Robbinsdale, MN
- LOST: Lilac Park, old (South end) – St. Louis Park, MN
- Restoration
- Images
- Photo Albums Overview
- Beehive Fireplace photos
- Seven Roadside Parks photos
- Restored Lilac Park, St. Louis Park photos
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale photos
- Rock Island, St. Louis Park photos
- Lilac Way Branding photos
- Building Lilac Way and Highway 100 photos
- Lilac Way restoration photos
- Golden Valley Garden Club and Lilac Festivals photos
- Videos
- About
- Stories
- Contact
- History
- What was Lilac Way?
- Why was Highway 100 called Lilac Way?
- Roosevelt, the WPA and the Great Depression
- Arthur Nichols, Landscape Architect
- Carl Graeser, Engineer
- The Men Who Built Lilac Way
- The Golden Valley Garden Club
- Newspaper Articles, Transcribed for Easy Reading
- Research and Resources
- MnDOT Documents
- Beehive Fireplaces
- Parks
- The Seven Roadside Parks
- Locations of Seven Roadside Parks
- RESTORED: Graeser Park – Robbinsdale, MN >
- REVIVED: Lilac Park restored, formerly Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
- AT RISK: Rock Island Park (North end of old Lilac Park) – St. Louis Park, MN
- LOST: Blazer Park – Golden Valley, MN
- LOST: Excelsior Boulevard Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
- LOST: Glenwood Avenue Roadside Park- Golden Valley, MN
- LOST: Graeser Park South – Robbinsdale, MN
- LOST: Lilac Park, old (South end) – St. Louis Park, MN
- Restoration
- Images
- Photo Albums Overview
- Beehive Fireplace photos
- Seven Roadside Parks photos
- Restored Lilac Park, St. Louis Park photos
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale photos
- Rock Island, St. Louis Park photos
- Lilac Way Branding photos
- Building Lilac Way and Highway 100 photos
- Lilac Way restoration photos
- Golden Valley Garden Club and Lilac Festivals photos
- Videos
- About
- Stories
- Contact
Glenwood Avenue Roadside Park razed