A recent article by Ellen Tomson in Minneapolis’ Pioneer Press describes local historian and author Larry Millett’s research and subsequent book on Minneapolis’ historic neighborhoods. excerpt:

Larry
Millett biked the streets of St. Paul and Minneapolis for three summers
to produce his latest book, (the) AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, the first
major neighborhood-by-neighborhood handbook of its kind.

But the foundation of his 665-page book was decades of
research and writing about the Twin Cities, first as a Pioneer Press
reporter, columnist and critic, and then as author of Lost Twin Cities, Twin Cities Then and Now, and Strange Days, Dangerous Nights, all which focused on local structures and events.

"The book is the result of three years of work and, in a sense,
it’s the work of a lifetime since I’ve worked here all my life," says
Millett, 59, who grew up in North Minneapolis and has spent much of his
adult life in St. Paul.