My Favorite Outhouses, Volume I

Outhouse at the John Harrington Stevens’ residence. He was the first “authorized” resident on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis. The house was moved several times, finally to its present location in Minnehaha Park. The photo itself has had a little post-processing jiggery-pokery applied to it.

first step to First Avenue

This steely-eyed gent is John Harrington Stevens, the first authorized resident on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would eventually become Minneapolis. He was granted permission to reside on the site in exchange for providing a ferry service across the river to St. Anthony.