Another Glimpse at early Minot as stated in a early 1970's Article...... In 1911 the horse and dog watering fountain was
placed on Main Street at the corner of Second Avenue. Ice boxes were popular
before electric refrigerators and harvest and storing ice from the river was a
big industry in Minot. Minot had few paved streets in the 1920’s but parking
was a problem on the weekends and all the vehicles owned by the booze runners
waited for darkness to head to Canada for their supply to distribute throughout
the country. Early streets in Downtown Minot were paved with wooden blocks to
help eliminate dust. After heavy rainstorms the blocks had a tendency to float
ways and then had to be replaced by city workers
Minot Memories is a blog that pertains to the city of Minot, ND. It is brief glimpses of people, places, things and events of Minot's past that will provide some insight into the history of Minot. This photo Main Street looking south from the railroad tracks about 1940
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