Note: Permission has been granted by the student to post these essays and essay excerpts.

Students are from Dr. J’s Introduction To The Cities sections unless otherwise noted.

 

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Student’s Name

Link word

Tour page

1.

Blake Kotajauri

Student- F2000

A Student's Impression of the Walking Tour

Introduction

2.

Tim Krohn

Free Press Staff Writer

Mankato

Page 1

3.

Excerpt from Jessica Boyd Student S2001

History of the Walking Tour

Introduction

4.

Kristen Bode

Student F2000

Mankato Union RR Riverfront Street

 

5.

 

Mankato State Univ. Teachers College

Page 2

6.

Melissa Dietz

Student F2000

Adaptive Reuse

 

7.

Renee Tjeerdsma
Student 2000

Blue Earth County Government

 

8.

Jennifer Olson                   
Student S01

Colonial Square Apts

 

9.

Kara Boland   

Student F01

Queen Anne

Page 3

10.

Rachel Kuehl
C.Leadership Student S01-

Taylor Family

Page 4

11.

Charlie McChesney             
Student F00

Mansard Roof

 

12.

Aileen Knoblauch

Lincoln

Page 6

13.

Abigail McGraw

Judge Warren

-

14.

Dr. J

810 S. Broad St.

 

15.

Jamie Drahos

Praire School of Architecture

Page 5

16.

Joseph Zimmerman

Student S01

Victorian Style Home

Page 6

17.

Colleen Ohr

Italianate Style

Page 7

18.

Dr. J

A church

 

19.

Jim Gillson
Student F00

Two Fish (narrative)

 

20.

[Under Construction]

Two Fish (photos)

 

21.

Roshelle Noeker
Student S00

Florist Shop

Page 8

22.

Charlie McChesney

Student F00

Hubbard House

 

23.

Heidi Davis                       
Student S01

KSA

 

24.

Melissa Dietz
Student F00

Mankato P.O.

Page 10

25.

Under C        

Multi-Church Center

 

26.

Chris Challenger

Chatham Square Apartments

Page 10

27.

Renee Tjeerdsma
Student F00

Earl Johnson Furniture

 

28.

Shuja Amed
Student F00

Downtown Commercial Core

 

29.

[Under construction]

Shopping center on hilltop   

Page 11

30.

Eileen Darling
SCTC S00

Brett’s Dept. Store

 

31.

Nawshin Rahman      
Student S01

Inter gov. center

 

32.

Nawshin Rahman      
Student S01

City Hall

Page 12

33.

Nick Heller
Student S00

Civic Center

 

34.

[Under construction]

the bridge

 

 

 

 

 

35.

Angela Wierderhot
Student S01

Saulpaugh Hotel

 

36.

Jedd Haynes
Student S01

Railroads

Page 13**

37.

Under C.

Old Mankato RR Stn

 

38.

Kimberly Brown
Student S00

Holiday Inn

 

39.

[Under Construction]

Old Town

 

40.

[Under Construction]

Library

 

41.

Erin Bourdeau
Student S01

Maude Hart Love lace

Page 14

43.

Under C        

Memorial Park

 

43.

Jamie Viesssman
Student F00

Largest mass execution

Page 15

44.

[Under C]     

Holiday Inn

 

45.

Under Constr.

Bridge

Page 16

46.

Dennis Dording
Student S01

St. Peter & Paul Church

Page 17

47.

Joel Sandstrom

Blue Earth County Courthouse

 

48.

Under constr.

Hubbard Mills

Page 18

49.

Under constr.

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Page 19

50.

Under Constr.

Washington Park

Page 20

51.

Nick Hadfield

Student S01

Sibley Park

 

52.

Dr. J.

Gus Johnson Plaza

Page 20

53.

Dr. J.

Downtowner Apts

 

54.

Natosha Sizer
SCTC S00

Local hospitals

 

55.

Under constr.

Grace Lutheran

 

56.

Under Constr.

Courthouse

 

57.

Nawshin Rahman      

Student S01

Diversity in Mankato

Page 21

58.

Ryan Dekich

Downtown Commercial Core

Intro

59.

Shannon McNammee

What Author Mark Cramer Calls a Funky Town

Intro

60.

Robert Oberg

Students Break the Traditional “Town and Gown”

Intro

61.

Kelsey Klein

Student Develop a New Sense of Appreciation

Intro

62.

Andrew Schmitz

Union Railroad Station

Page 1

63.

Brian Ernest

Mankato State University Teachers College

Page 2

64.

Cassie Johnson

MN State Teachers College – Sub link “Wiecking Center”

Page 2

65.

Kara Boland

Queen Anne Architecture

Page 3

66.

Aileen Knoblauch

Gothic Revival

Page 4

67.

 

Prairie School Architecture

 

68.