Adolescent boys were seen entering Rock Island Park’s rock garden, leaving, then returning 15 minutes later. They had gone home to get tools, and were using chisels to damage the historic 1930s hand-built stone structures. Damage is being evaluated.
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Documenting Lilac Way's history and seven historic parks on Highway 100 in Minneapolis, MN.
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- RENEWED: Lilac Park, formerly Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN,
- PROTECTED: 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
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- 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
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- Shop
- History
- What was Lilac Way?
- Why was Highway 100 called Lilac Way?
- Roosevelt, the WPA and the Great Depression
- Lilac Way timeline
- Arthur Nichols, Landscape Architect
- Carl Graeser, Engineer
- The Men Who Built Lilac Way
- Minnesota’s first cloverleaf interchanges
- 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 >
- About
- Restoration and Preservation
- Graeser Park timeline
- News
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale 2021-today photos
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale 1940–2020 photos
- Videos, YouTube channel
- Lions Club Stewardship
- Beehivers
- Carl Graeser, Engineer
- Graeser Park and the Jefferson Highway
- Original Structures
- Videos, featured
- Videos, CCX Media
- RENEWED: Lilac Park, formerly Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN,
- PROTECTED: 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
- Renewed Lilac Park, St. Louis Park photos
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale 2021-today photos
- Graeser Park, Robbinsdale 1940–2020 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
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Rock Island Park vandalized, April 2025
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