Learn more about the unemployed men who helped build Lilac Way during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Photos: Library of Congress.
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Lilac Way
Documenting its history and supporting restoration
- History
- Beehive Fireplaces
- Parks
- Seven Roadside Parks
- Roadside Park locations
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale, MN
- Rock Island area of original Lilac Park – St. Louis Park, MN
- Lilac Park, formerly Roadside Park, restored – St. Louis Park
- LOST: Blazer Park, Golden Valley, MN
- LOST: Excelsior Boulevard Roadside Parking Area, St. Louis Park, MN
- LOST: Glenwood Avenue Roadside Park, Golden Valley, MN
- LOST: Graeser Park South, Robbinsdale, MN
- LOST: Lilac Park, Original – 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 RESTORED
- 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
- Beehive Fireplaces
- Parks
- Seven Roadside Parks
- Roadside Park locations
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale, MN
- Rock Island area of original Lilac Park – St. Louis Park, MN
- Lilac Park, formerly Roadside Park, restored – St. Louis Park
- LOST: Blazer Park, Golden Valley, MN
- LOST: Excelsior Boulevard Roadside Parking Area, St. Louis Park, MN
- LOST: Glenwood Avenue Roadside Park, Golden Valley, MN
- LOST: Graeser Park South, Robbinsdale, MN
- LOST: Lilac Park, Original – 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 RESTORED
- 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
Road workers from Gateway District, 1937-39