Brainerd Theater News Today

In 1954, the busy corner of Brained Road and South Germantown Road was undergoing changes.

A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1923.

Street signs highlight historic downtown Brainerd There were 40 signs that were hung up in downtown Brainerd in 2017 featuring images of historic downtown Brainerd. The signs are located between Fourth and Eighth streets, and Front and Laurel streets, close to where the original photo was taken. 5:00 am, Apr. 12, 2021 × A Brainerd Then and Now sign, showing Laurel Street from the 1920s, hangs across the street from the subjects seen in the photo, namely the Crow Wing Cou...

Jerry Summers: Moses Lebovitz - Co-Founder Of CBL Thursday, March 11, 2021 - by Jerry Summers Jerry Summers Like many children of Russian immigrants who settled in Chattanooga, Moses Lebovitz realized the American Dream of rising from poverty to substantial wealth. “Mr. Mose” was born in Chattanooga in 1905 and died June 27, 1991 at the age of 86. He was a graduate of Chattanooga High School on 3 rd Street and then studied business and finance at the University of Chattanooga. Subseq...