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Joe Kennelly farmJoe Kennelly farm, Highway 13 and Cliff Road 1980. Built-in 1905 by parents Walter and Rose.
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Buck Hill and water towerBuck Hill and one of Burnsville's water towers.
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Apple Valley and Burnsville by airSummer 1988 Business Ink cover photo is an aerial of Apple Valley with Burnsville visible.
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35 W and Crystal LakeA view of 35W and Crystal Lake.
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Aerial of Burnsville Center area 1986This aerial of the Burnsville Center area, County Road 42 and the freeway appeared in the July 1986 Market Focus published by the Minnesota Real Estate Journal.
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Connelly farmOriginally the William and Bridget Connelly farm, then his son Pat and wife Mary's farm, Highway 13.
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Dairy Queen HIghway 13 and 12th AvenueDairy Queen, HIghway 13 and 12th Avenue.
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Valley View MotelMotel stood on Travelers Trail next to Warrior Building.

Judd's hotel at Crystal Lake was Burnsville's first hotel. The Valley View located at what is now Travelers Trail in the Heart of the City opened in the 1950s, being Burnsville only hotel/motel at the time.
It was owned and operated by Herb and Irma Lundberg and their children - Lee, Don, Gail, Gary and David. The Lundberg's lived in the farmhouse on the property until Highway13 was expanded for the new freeway. They then built a new home on the property and kept the motel open.
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Burnsville High SchoolBurnsville High School by air.
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Cedar Avenue Bridge areaOctober 9, 1980 Dakota County Tribune:

New Cedar Avenue Bridge spanning the Minnesota River...
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Burnsivlle Center area identified by air 1986This aerial appeared in the July 1986 Market Focus published by the Minnesota Real Estate Journal.
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Crystal Lake and Buck HillA view of Crystal Lake from Buck Hill.
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Crystal Lake Beach 1984Crystal lake foreground, Keller Lake background Beach completed 6/84 (photo late 60's or early 70's)
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Crystal LakeA view of Crystal Lake near 35W and Buck Hill in this photo.
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Crystal LakeCrystal Lake, looking east.
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County Rd 11 and Highway 13 area by airThe area where the apartments appear was farmed by William Connelly, across the road in 1959 John Kennelly built a single home.
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Burnsville Firemuster 1986.Burnsville Current September 15, 1986 - aerial view photographed by the Eagan Fire Department.
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35 W area by airAerial shot identifies sites near 35 W, Cliff Road and Highway 13 in Burnsville.
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Allstate Self Storage An aerial of Allstate Self Storage, provided by the company at 12001 I-35W off Cliff Road.
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Cedar Avenue and Cliff Roads 1989North on Cedar, Cliff Road to the left.
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Viewing Burnsville by air from the Burnsville CenterA view of the Burnsville Center, Kolls, McAndrews Road, Interstate 35W, Minnesota River, Bloomington visible.
Photo compliments of the City of Burnsville.
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Burnhaven promotional piecesBurnsville Center area promo with aerials.
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Fairview Ridges Hospital and surrounding areaAerial which appeared in the December 27, 1989 Burnsville Current shows Fairview Ridges Hospital and the surrounding area.
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St. John the Baptist, Savage aerialSt. John the Baptist Church and School campus, Savage 1984.
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Black Dog Volkswagen 1981The Burnsville Historical Society thanks Luther Burnsville Volkswagen for sharing this photo when the dealership then known as Black Dog Volkwagen was on the site of Jens Embassy.

It later became the Corner house, which burnt in 1978. Today this piece of land is empty, but directly across the road from a number of car dealers on 35 W.
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Willow Pond Apartments circa 1980Looking north toward North River Hills neighborhood, NSP Black Dog plant stacks visible. also IDS Tower, Control Data, New Cedar Avenue Bridge, Snyder Drug in foreground.
       
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