tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post3062424858737291870..comments2023-12-06T07:10:01.683-06:00Comments on Twin Cities Daily Photo: Rau - Strong HouseSteve Cuddihyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08617072941840879211noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-53991911548753227142019-08-23T12:49:08.363-05:002019-08-23T12:49:08.363-05:00My best friends live in the house. Their parents S...My best friends live in the house. Their parents Steve and Collette bought the house back in 1991. They were so excited! It took a lit of time and work to get it to it's current condition. The Halloween maze, that went through the carriage house was put on to help a family wh list father was ill with cancer. There was bobbing for apples and hot apple cider in the house after the maze. It was my second home growing up. There are a lot of things that happen in that house. Steve, my friends dad, sadly passed away in the house a couple yrs ago. But their mom, one of the sisters, and her daughter still live there. I remember doing the live nativity every yr around Christmas up until Christmas eve. There are a lot of fun memories in that house for me and for all of us who grew up with them. They actually found an old camera up 8n the attic and got the film developed. It was a lit of pictures of women in long old fashioned dresses. It was beautiful. I love your blog. Thank you for taking an interest in the house. You learn something new every day. I appreciate it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16412899720174321913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-35700056643471441222019-03-27T09:22:53.379-05:002019-03-27T09:22:53.379-05:00Thank you for posting the picture of the house wit...Thank you for posting the picture of the house with the story line. Having just retired five years ago, I and my brother and sister are getting into our ancestry. My great grandfather is Nicohlas Rau, brother of Adam Rau. <br /> Do you have any other references to information we can look up about their immigration into America from Germany. We are also looking for pictures of Adam, Nicholas and their families. Are these available in St. Paul area.<br /> Our research has hit a dead end as much of the information was lost before we started researching.<br />Thank you,<br /><br />Carl E. Rau<br />cerau03@hotmail.comCRauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636068239421050743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-74695178056193280032008-11-21T00:38:00.000-06:002008-11-21T00:38:00.000-06:00I never thought when I started this blog the effec...I never thought when I started this blog the effects it would have on people who once lived in the Twin Cities area and use this photo blog to bring back memories of their past. <BR/><BR/>The West Side is still the West Side as you remember. I've moved out of the neighborhood for about 18 years now and return quite often to take photos. There also has been a lot of upkeep in the area and minor road changes, but the general feel of the neighborhood is still intact. <BR/><BR/>I also take request if you have something you would like photographed on the West Side, I'll do what I can.Steve Cuddihyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617072941840879211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-45603408388332086552008-11-20T15:20:00.000-06:002008-11-20T15:20:00.000-06:00Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I love...Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I love this blog, as I grew up on the West Side of St. Paul, and now reside in ME under parental duress (the cons of being a minor). I immediately recognized this house as 'the big one across from the library'. Thanks again, for killing my homesickness a bit each day!MTSpiekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268037563307409935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-56099453263696924722008-11-20T07:19:00.000-06:002008-11-20T07:19:00.000-06:00I hope they add another bathroom while under const...I hope they add another bathroom while under construction.<BR/>This photo almost appears that you are standing in a hole while taking the shot. (it took me awhile to realize those are the steps that lead to the house). Neat photo and great history.Dad Stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276260199734322800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26769558.post-21399070680549948862008-11-20T00:37:00.000-06:002008-11-20T00:37:00.000-06:00I need to retake this same shot at sunset or just ...I need to retake this same shot at sunset or just before a thunderstorm rolls into the area.Steve Cuddihyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617072941840879211noreply@blogger.com