Arnold Lahd, owner of the old Crookston Armory on North Broadway, is back in town and continuing to gut the inside of the historic structure in the hope that someday, someone will develop something new in the building.
Lahd is letting debris collect in the basement with an idea of eventually putting in a ramp so a Bobcat can easily go in and haul the debris out. With an open space, he said it would be easier to put in new utilities and start a development from the ground up. As part of that vision, Lahd is in the process of installing a new front entrance that will be at sidewalk level.
As he’s opening things up, Lahd is finding all kinds of historic artifacts, like a ticket from Market Week, a ticket from the Carnival De La Armistice, with a 10 cent admission cost, and the eagle emblem that was mounted above the stage. Concerned about its continued deterioration, Lahd removed it.
Also found is a program from the Second Annual May Festival, as part of National Music Week in 1926. It featured three concerts, a Secular Concert, Juvenile Concert and Sacred Concert. Sponsors in the program include Delicious Velvet Ice Cream from Bridgeman-Russell Co. and Remo flour from the Crookston Milling Co., “The Saving Flour for Better Baking.” The advertisement concludes with, “Eat More Bread.”
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Arnold Lahd, owner of the old Crookston Armory on North Broadway, is back in town and continuing to gut the inside of the historic structure in the hope that someday, someone will develop something new in the building.
Lahd is letting debris collect in the basement with an idea of eventually putting in a ramp so a Bobcat can easily go in and haul the debris out. With an open space, he said it would be easier to put in new utilities and start a development from the ground up. As part of that vision, Lahd is in the process of installing a new front entrance that will be at sidewalk level.
As he’s opening things up, Lahd is finding all kinds of historic artifacts, like a ticket from Market Week, a ticket from the Carnival De La Armistice, with a 10 cent admission cost, and the eagle emblem that was mounted above the stage. Concerned about its continued deterioration, Lahd removed it.
Also found is a program from the Second Annual May Festival, as part of National Music Week in 1926. It featured three concerts, a Secular Concert, Juvenile Concert and Sacred Concert. Sponsors in the program include Delicious Velvet Ice Cream from Bridgeman-Russell Co. and Remo flour from the Crookston Milling Co., “The Saving Flour for Better Baking.” The advertisement concludes with, “Eat More Bread.”
