When and What:  This is Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis around 1927. This picture is not as old as most of the others I have and the automobile has taken over, roads are being built outside the city to an increasing number of places, including to Mound. This is about the same vintage as the second photo I have of Mound from the high school. Notice the sign on the building saying "Minnetonka Boat Works" Wayzata. You will notice the Orpheum theater across the street. This is near where Mr. and Mrs. Andrews had their business and would commute often by rail to Mound where all of their girls, LaVerne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews were born. Raised in Mound, the girls would also commute to the Orpheum whenever possible and perform on stage before and between films. In those days it was common to have live acts when films were not being shown. The Andrews Sisters would eventually become internationally famous and the most popular female group of the recording industry's pre-rock era.