Interesting Facts About Roseville

One of our favorite areas to service here at Premium Garage Door Service is Roseville. This suburb of the Twin Cities is full of interesting history. For example, did you know that the first Target store was built in Ramsey in 1962 and was replaced by a SuperTarget in 2005? Here are some other fun facts about this neck of the woods:

• The first Barnes & Noble bookstore ever built outside of New York City was built in Roseville.
  
• Roseville was home to the first McDonald’s and Dairy Queen in Minnesota. You will find that Dairy Queen listed on the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota’s list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places too.
  
• North America’s largest outdoor artificial sheet of ice is called the John Rose Oval, and that is also located in Roseville.
  
• The John Rose Oval hosted the 1995 Men’s Bandy World Championship and the 2006 Women’s Bandy World Championship. And every year, the U.S. national bandy team and the Canadian team meet there for friendlies (in November).
  
• In 2010, the population of Roseville was 33,660.
  
• Some famous names originally from Roseville: Richard Dean Anderson (of MacGyver and Stargate SG-1 fame), Loni Anderson (of WKRP in Cincinnati fame) and Peter Krause (of Six Feet Under and Parenthood fame).
  
• The first white settlers came to this area in 1843 and established Rose Township in 1850. The town was named after one of the first settlers to come to the area, Isaac Rose.
  
• Roseville is one of two suburbs that are adjacent to both St Paul and Minneapolis.

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We hoped you learned a new thing or two about this lovely Twin Cities suburb!

And for all of your garage door repair and installation needs, call Premium Garage Door Service at (952) 513-4849 (South Metro), (612) 234-4812 (Minneapolis), (651) 344-0489 (St. Paul) or (763) 607-3402 (North Metro). Or you can contact us online for more information about our services in and around the Roseville area.