Boxcar chapel
This file appears in: The Saga of Swede Hollow
During the WWII era, a stream of Mexicans began joining the Swede Hollow colony, adding their own customs and, as those before them, finding jobs. They eventually started a small chapel that met in a former railroad boxcar.
Photographer: St. Paul Dispatch
Date: 1949
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
This file appears in: The Saga of Swede Hollow
The Saga of Swede Hollow
Swede Hollow. Even though it has been gone for half a century, there are people who still remember it fondly. A number of articles have been written about its history, often in a nostalgic manner. Some say it was a slum, while others think it was…