![]() ![]() ![]() The home was located at the southwest corner of Highway 65 and County Road 56, south of the present-day city of Isanti. Otto Erickson emigrated from Halsingland, Sweden, in 1868 and established a potato farm in Isanti County, Minnesota. Holiday was founded by the Erickson family. Holiday built the station at 7000 Lake St. The stamp book above dates from a year that stations were located at 5940 Excelsior and 7916 Minnetonka. In September 2021, the building was finally demolished to make way for an apartment building. The property stood empty and for rent for many years. It was built in 1962 by Adolph Fine and was there until 1976. in 1981.Ī Holiday/Erickson station was located at 7916 Minnetonka Blvd., across Texas from the Texa-Tonka Shopping Center. Holiday built a new building at 5720 Excelsior Blvd. In 1974 this station was purchased by the City, torn down and the land was made into a municipal parking lot.įrom 1971/72 to 1981, Holiday was located at 6011 Excelsior Blvd. Below is a photo of the station and one of the bullet holes in the glass that Emory Anderson took the morning after. He was an older man and didn’t seem at all fazed, and stayed on the job. The intended target hid behind a stack of Holiday pop and wasn’t hit. In 1968 a disgruntled customer got mad at the man working the overnight shift at the Holiday Station across from Brookside Drug… and took a few shots at him through the side window. We don’t normally create separate pages for gas stations (they number in the hundreds), but Holiday has moved around a lot, especially on Excelsior Blvd., so here’s a rundown.įrom 1964 to 1971/72, an Erickson/Holiday station was located at 5940 Excelsior Blvd. ![]()
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