This book is an engaging, startling, and at times heartbreaking look at
the dramatic evolution of landscapes in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Larry
Millett, author of Lost Twin Cities, explores the changing appearances
of Minneapolis and St. Paul from the vantage point of their relatively
static streets. Seventy-two historic photographs, taken from the 1880s
to the late 1950s, are paired with Jerry Mathiason's elegant new
black-and-white photographs to provide superb visual comparisons between
then and now. Millett's lively, informative essays examine the often
astonishing changes wrought by time and circumstance. Maps and detailed
informational graphics provide orientation and identify hundreds of
significant buildings and places in the photographs.