Joseph Frank Landsberger
Professional and personal Website
Life-long
resident of the
City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Joseph Frank LandsbergerProfessional and personal Website
Life-long
resident of the
City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Next Generation Indie Book Awards, first place:
2025-2026-2027: The origin Story serialized in the Community Reporter
August 18, 2026: KARE11 TV profiled the West Seventh
neighborhood and its "Origin Story"
On West 7th Street, grants help businesses invest in the future while preserving the past
For the past half-century, Joe Landsberger has championed West Seventh Street, the historic thoroughfare...
August 19, 2022: Minneapolis Star Tribune St. Paul garden tour founder is all about creating Zen in his garden — and his home
on
the occasion of 35 years restoring and renovating my
Victorian house in Saint Paul.
From an editor: "Thanks so much for your entry to This Old House’s Reader Remodel contest, and for sharing your inspiring story. …you so impressed the editors here, we’d love to feature you in an upcoming issue. I hope you’re still interested in sharing your story of hard work and perseverance with
This Old House readers." See my timeline
At Twin Cities Friends Meeting (Quakers) we have a tradition of presenting and reflecting on our individual spiritual journeys. On I presented mine which ranged over my life span (!).
On
January 28, 2014 Minnesota
Public Radio's Music with Minnesotans
Steve
Staruch hosts "Music with Minnesotans" on Tuesdays
at 5:30 p.m. Staruch interviewed me
with a playlist of my significant (classical)
selections, complete with backstories. While I thought my knowledge of
classical music is primitive, he valued my emotional
component.
The MPR program
This link is to the MPR audio program (42 minutes)
Digested text:
The link is
to a page with
the narrative based upon an
email exchange.
January 15, 2014 premier of the documentary "Who Built Our Capitol?" was shown at the C.S.P.S. Hall.
Jan Rochač was known to carve (wood) in the governor's office, and his son John Rochač/Rockart became Architect Cass Gilbert's associate/partner. Rockart finished the United States Supreme Court Building upon Gilbert's death.
June
24, 2011 KARE 11 Share Your Backyard TourMy residential Gardens on Goodrich were featured on Channel 11 KARE News at 5 and 6 p.m. Belinda Jensen interviewed me and Steve about the gardens, as well as the local community and its history.
Back when I first bought the house in 1978 the property offered great promise, situated on a point on the bluff. Now only the giant hackberry tree stands from that time, now joined by innumerable plantings and hardscape.
Over time the gardens have taken on a life of their own. One friend said that my plants don't bother to put down their roots since they know they'll just be moved anyway. ;-{)
In 2003 I researched, authored and compiled this book celebrating the contributions of Czech and Slovak immigrants and families in the West End of St. Paul since the 1860s. It was published as a fund raiser for the North High Bridge Park, and includes
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