Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
Wonderland Off 1-35 2
Sidewalk Harp 4
James J. Hill Stairs of Pain 6
Underground Library 8
Sister Gift Exchange 10
Lost and Found 12
In the Shadows 14
Reverence for Rock 16
The Hollow 18
Temptress of Teas 20
Landmark Legends and Letters 22
Where's Scherzo? 24
Neon-Lit Island 26
Grown-Up Dioramas 28
Bills and Bowling Balls 30
Feel the Beat 32
Tangled Tower 34
East Meets West 36
Our Prince 38
Assassinated Photo 40
42World's Quietest Place 42
Winter Carnival Trove 44
The Perfect Gem 46
Longfellow Zoo Artifacts 48
Above the Rest 50
Slice of Mexico 52
Capitol's Uncovered Mottoes 54
Spark of Life 56
Where the Waters Meet 58
Heavenly Cookies 60
Z Puppets 62
Largest Lite-Brite 64
Wild Thing 66
Mr. Jimmy's Bench 68
Livestock Universe 70
Falls Fiasco 72
White Castle #8 74
Really Big Snowman 76
"Super-Secret" Speakeasy 78
Nomadic Treasures 80
Traces of Trolleys 82
Playground Museum 84
BLIND Is Beauty 86
Limb Makers 106
Old Dives and Pig's Eye 108
Club Med for Swans 110
The Smiling Building 112
Remembering Rondo 114
Frank's Fish Fascination 116
Bridge to Nowhere 118
Saintly Fun 120
The City's Attic 122
From the Land of Trapeze 124
Loring's Last Castle 126
Stories on Wheels 128
Old-Time Cinema 130
Carnies' Resting Place 132
Harriet Playground Portrait 134
Weatherball Tributes 136
Once There Were Frogs 138
Secret Language School 140
The Mary Tyler Moore "Extra" 142
One, Two, Up She Goes! 144
Sky-Rises for Bees 146
Lutefisk Hotline 148
Sixty-Acre Sculpture 150
The Forty-Fifth Parallel 152
Magic of Skyrock 154
Citywide Book of Poetry 156
Insane Asylum Makeover 158
"Oh, Good Grief!" 160
Fossil Fix 162
Seminary Surprise 164
Mound Builders 166
Northwest Nostalgia 168
Eighty-One Minutes 170
Tied Up in Knots 172
Skyway Scoop 174
Dayton's Monkey and Mementos 176
Willy Wonkaish 178
Mushrooms and Mobsters 180
Airport Potty Pride 182
Largest Raspberry 184
Fitz Land 186
Corner Lot Diver 188
Mega Move 190
A Snazzier Snelling 192
Retro Repository 194
Winged Ambassadors 196
Bus Stop Bouquet 198
Sources 200
Index 212