Moving the Beehive in Minneapolis

The Oct. 7th Minneapolis-St. Paul Star News had an article by Jenna Rose "Picking up pieces of the past from area roads, highway."

A 10 foot high fireplace, called the beehive by locals is being moved from Lilac Park along Highway 100 and Minnetonka Boulevard to a new home on Highway 7.

It is part of an effort to save the remains of a historic rest stop that dates to the 1930s when Highway 100 was known as Lilac Way. It was built by the WPA to get people working during the Great Depression. It was Minnesota's first controlled access four lane highway and the first segment of the Twin Cities first beltway.

The park it is from, Lilac Park, is one of five along Hwy 100 that the St. Louis Park Historical Society has raised $7,000 to save. Today, few people use it, but at one time it was quite popular. More than 100,000 cars pass by it on a daily basis.

The Bees Will Be So Happy. --RoadDog