That night we watched Big Trouble in Little China.

first viewing since childhood of

We selected this movie for our nightly movie session because we have been watching some 1980s action films with Arnold, e.g., Terminator 2, The Running Man, etc. I thought this movie would be close in spirit. The other option was Escape from New York.

New Canada Town Hall (maplewoodmn.gov) The abandoned building at 1375 Frost Avenue is probably the oldest building in Maplewood. It was constructed in 1879 near the north end of Lake Phalen “to hold elections and transact all business connected with the town” (New Canada Township). The town government was led by three supervisors who were elected every year and most of the business in early years was to create and maintain roads and bridges. As the population grew, a more central location was needed and the building was moved to the south side of Frost Avenue in 1900.