Paris Block, Mankato, Minnesota, 1908 Print

Very nice view of the Paris Block in Mankato, Minnesota, from 1908. Shown are the Ideal restaurant, the Robt. Purvis Land Company, a liquor and cigar store, and The Mankato Music and Stationery store, featuring Edison phonographs.

Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st–largest city in Minnesota outside the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area

Image courtesy of Lakesnwoods, the Minnesota Community Guide.