Website of Joe Landsberger

 

But those who have been under the shadow,
who have gone down at last
to elemental things,
will have a wider charity.
H. G. Wells, 1866 – 1946
English author, War of the Worlds, Book 2

origin story: west seventh street, saint paul, mn

“Origin Story of

Fort Road/West Seventh Street,
the Township/City of Saint Paul,
the Territory/State of Minnesota,
Glacial Age Forward”

The book contains 415 pages, and 1058 images (85% vintage) documented with 258 endnotes—all on the history of West Seventh neighborhoods, area codes 55102 and 55116, as well as the formative years of the City of Saint Paul and State of Minnesota.

“The relationship of a people to the lands where they live is crucial for understanding their history and culture.” From Bdote to Imnizha ska (from Fort Snelling to Seven Corners) the West End has had a complex geologic and demographic history. These origins elucidate settlement patterns beginning with Native peoples, particularly the eastern Dakota.

binderySuccessive evolution dates from extractive European colonialism, beginning with French explorers, traders and missionaries. With the opening of Native lands, early working class European settler immigrants from Bavaria, Bohemia and Baden-Württemberg drained swamps and cleared the “Big Woods”, worked and built, organized and socialized. Successive waves included Italians, Irish, Blacks, Jews, et al. They built what has become the oldest housing stock and commercial strip of the State of Minnesota. Fast forward to post World War II times, the stresses of these same inner city neighborhoods were reclaimed by a dynamic, activist group of neighbors who resisted “urban renewal” plans. That is the origin story of the neighborhoods, and the book.

 Late news: More copies have become available as of January 7 of both the hard and soft cover editions.
Email for information: joe@josfland.com

Table of contents and more information

Left image: Jeff Dahlin, binder (E & L Bindery), and Caron Moore, marbler. Each keepsake hard cover book is bound with a unique color and pattern "marble" inside its cover.

Kiosk: Guides for learning (2024) Website

Restored, reformatted, and revised with 200 guides to promote learning, middle school through returning adult--with translations in 38 languages! Non-ChatGPT, non-Bard; non-AI.

Kiosk guides for learning
is a freely accessible educational environment that offers strategies to recognize and realize learning objectives. We accept individual differences without regard to ability and creed; sexual and affectional orientation; caste, tribal and national affiliation; individual, familial and collective history. Dates from 1996.

112 Leech StreetAging Gardens Website

I sold my bluffside home of 40+ years in 2022 when my partner Steve and I moved next door to a house and gardens we built over four years. The Website Aging Gardens is both a summary of the construction and an inventory of the perennials, ground covers, bushes, trees, cacti and houseplants over the years.

Minneapolis/Saint Paul Home Tour, April 30/May 1, 2022.

Minneapolis Star Tribune, HOME & GARDEN section, August 19, 2022:
St. Paul garden tour founder is all about creating Zen in his garden ... By Nancy Ngo

Recognition:

Community service and volunteer activities.

Media:

MN Public Radio "Music with Minnesotans"; "MN State Capital" documentary;
KARE-TV  "Summer Backyard (Garden) Tour"; Czech Radio

 

CV/Resume

Professional activities including research and development of Online educational resources