History of St. Louis Park, Minnesota
St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota and a first ring-suburb immediately west of Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis. Its neighboring cities include Edina, MN|Edina, Golden Valley, MN|Golden Valley, Minnetonka, MN|Minnetonka, Plymouth, MN|Plymouth, Hopkins, MN|Hopkins and Minneapolis. It is the birthplace and childhood home of film|movie directors Joel and Ethan Coen as well as singer/songwriter Peter Himmelman. Other notable former residents of St. Louis Park include New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, author/satirist Al Franken, songwriter Dan Israel, guitarist Sharon Isbin, writer Pete Hautman, and baseball announcer Halsey Hall.
The Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, which has a major collection of antiques|antique radio and television equipment, is also in the city. Items range from radios produced by local manufacturers to the Vitaphone system used to cut discs carrying audio for the first "talkie," The Jazz Singer (1927 film)|The Jazz Singer.
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