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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
- SAVED: Graeser Park – Robbinsdale, MN >
- SAVED: Lilac Park restored, formerly Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
- SAVED: Rock Island (North End of Original 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, Original (South End) – St. Louis Park, MN
- Restoration
- Images
- Photo Albums Overview
- Beehive Fireplace photo albums
- Seven Roadside Parks photo albums
- Lilac Park, St. Louis Park photo albums – RESTORED
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale photo albums – NEEDS TO BE RESTORED
- Rock Island, St. Louis Park photo albums – NEEDS TO BE PRESERVED
- Lilac Way Branding photo albums
- Building Lilac Way and Highway 100 photo albums
- Restoration of Lilac Way
- Golden Valley Garden Club and Lilac Festivals photo albums
- 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
- SAVED: Graeser Park – Robbinsdale, MN >
- SAVED: Lilac Park restored, formerly Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
- SAVED: Rock Island (North End of Original 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, Original (South End) – St. Louis Park, MN
- Restoration
- Images
- Photo Albums Overview
- Beehive Fireplace photo albums
- Seven Roadside Parks photo albums
- Lilac Park, St. Louis Park photo albums – RESTORED
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale photo albums – NEEDS TO BE RESTORED
- Rock Island, St. Louis Park photo albums – NEEDS TO BE PRESERVED
- Lilac Way Branding photo albums
- Building Lilac Way and Highway 100 photo albums
- Restoration of Lilac Way
- Golden Valley Garden Club and Lilac Festivals photo albums
- Videos
- About
- Stories
- Contact
LOST: Blazer Park