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| The Grandstand in 1909 |
The following is from the State Fair walking tour brochure:
"Grandstand"
"Built 1909"
"Then: The Grandstand boasts a grand history: it has hosted horse races, baseball games, airplane stunt shows and auto races. The first wooden Grandstand was built in 1885, and was replaced by another in 1892. In 1901, thousands of Minnesotans at the Grandstand heard Theodore Roosevelt utter the famous line, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick' in the presentation that became known as 'The Minnesota Speech.' In 1906, the legendary harness-racing horse Dan Patch set a world record: one mile in one minute, 55 seconds. Today's Grandstand opened in 1909, and in 1937 the ramp was added as part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) building project."
"Now: The Grandstand remains a premier outdoor concert venue that attracts national performers from KISS to Alabama, a country music band that has performed a record 19 times. The Grandstand also is home to one of the fair's great shopping hubs, with vendors offering everything from eyebrow makeup to dicers, with plenty of peeling and chopping demonstrations to draw crowds of amazed onlookers each year."
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| 2016 |
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