Hometown is the story telling challenge for #DogwoodWeek10 this week. The photo should tell the story of your hometown. It could be a famous landmark, something the town is known for, or even just your favorite place to relax.
Mom loves her hometown of Wayzata, right on Lake Minnetonka. Sometimes in the summer we go for a walk in town, sit in those giant Adirondack chairs, check out the beach, and other fun stuff. Being winter with tons of snow, means an extra challenge. The first idea is a simple street sign. Mom grew up on Crosby Rd in several different homes. Her dad was a builder, so they kept moving to a new home further down the street. Crosby Rd is a big part of who she is.
The second idea is the movie theater marquee on the Main Street. In the earlier 1900’s, Wayzata was a tourist destination where people from the city would go for a vacation at the lake. On July 23, 1932, the Wayzata Theater opened with 500 plush seats. Tickets were thirty five cents for adults, ten cents for children. At the time it was pretty fancy! Over the years, the theater was renovated several times, but on September 28, 1985, the final movie was shown, European Vacation, with two dollar tickets. The theater was demolished shorty afterwards but the marquee was preserved as a showpiece on the new building.
Our final photo and the one we are choosing for the photo challenge is the Wayzata Depot, with, of course, me and Bailie in the photo. The depot, in Tudor style, was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1906, and was considered to be one of the fanciest stations on the entire railway! Trains continued to stop at the station through 1958. In 1972, Burlington Northern donated the station to the city of Wayzata and it was added to the register of historic places in 1981. We think is is adorable, and shows the class of the old fashioned hometown of Wayzata.
Such a cool hometown and a lot of interesting things!
It’s a nice little old lake town.
Aww. We love this! I’ve been to mom’s hometown a couple of times but Chester hasn’t yet. The photos are awesome and we love the one you chose. It looks like an wonderful hometown!! Have a great day. Your friend Lilly
Thank you. We don’t go into town too often, but Gramma lives just a few miles away so in the summer we sometimes go there. Chester has a lot of experiences ahead. He is just a newbie now. It’s exciting to be able to plan all the things you want to show him.
We haven’t figured out his personality quite yet. He is sweet, naughty, always hungry, curious, smart, snuggly, bitey and always busy! I have stopped asking when he was going home. I think he is home. And that’s ok!
Emma always used to ask when Bailie was going to go home, but she never left. Bailie wanted me to go home too, but after a couple days we became besties and would be super sad if either of us left. You will enjoy your brother for years to come.
To grow up near to a lake sounds just pawfect to me!
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
It is a very nice area. Mom had a boyfriend with a boat in high school, so she was out on the lake a lot.
that is interesting!!! imagine that 10 cents… and what we have to pay today for the movies! it is sad that so much movie theaters are history and gone and demolished… but with our minds eye we still can see us with our pocket money in our hands, waiting that we get our ticket to meet the heroes of our childhood…
My mom hasn’t gone to a movie in years. It’s so expensive and different with all the fancy stuff. The old theaters are precious.
Very nice. I love the history, and the stories in the old buildings. That is really great they preserved that awesome marquee sign.
Most of the best landmarks have been torn down to build new stores or condos which is sad, but a few good ones still remain. America, land of tear it down and build new.
That was a beautiful trip down memory lane. You captured so much. What is that saying…a picture casts 1,000 words or something like that?! XOXO, Sparkle
A good photo is worth a thousand words, I think. I’m still working on my counting skills 😉
what fun history!
Thank you.
Awww, I get to see you two and learn more about where your mom grew up. How fun.
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She tries to get us in the photos as much as possible.
Wayzata is a very pretty little town!
It is a nice town, especially in the summer with the big lake right there.
What a nice town your Mom grew up in! We think the final photo is perfect, especially since you girls made it into it!
Thank you. We like it too.
That is a really cute town and I LOVE the movie marquee! I’m glad they kept it and the train station.
My mom is happy about that too!
Very cool!
Thank you.
i bet you girls are celebs in your hometown. Raleigh NC has a few old theaters as well. however, it has changed a lot with northerners coming to Raleigh and the surrounding area. the southern hospitality has gone out the window. traffic is terrible, building high rises everywhere. cant wait to move. i envy you with your small town. i think people are nicer in small towns. i was born here and left, moved to N Va. for over 30 yrs years, moved back to care for my mother and i could not believe the changes. now i am ready to leave again.
We don’t go into Wayzata enough to really be known. The town has changed a lot, but thankfully a few of the charming things are still there.
Lovely selection, it must be a very, very nice town!
It’s an old town with some cozy, fun spots left. Winter is good, but it is designed more for summer with the lake.
What a nice town, and a great selection of pictures!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey & Arty
Thank you. It has some nice old places to take photos.
What a very cool hometown. Thanks for sharing.
Mom says it was a great place to grow up.