Charming Glen Lake
A Convenient Neighborhood in Beautiful Minnetonka, Minnesota
Your home at The Glenn by St. Therese Southwest is nestled in the historic Glen Lake area of Minnetonka, a time-honored suburban community located between Highway 7 and Excelsior Boulevard just east of Williston Road and Crestview Lane. The area features all of the conveniences of an established neighborhood, complemented with small-town charm and easy access to major thoroughfares.
The neighborhood has a nice variety of retail options—supermarkets and other shops, convenient fast food choices, diverse dining options, banks and art galleries. You will also appreciate the host of recreational opportunities including golf courses, beautiful parks and recreational areas just a short walk or drive away. There is also a variety of medical facilities and services within a short distance, making the Glenn the ideal place to live.
Progressive Minnetonka:
Redefining Retirement and the Senior Lifestyle
The Glenn’s proximity to Minnetonka’s Community Center makes it a haven for vibrant seniors. The center provides a wide variety of services and recreational, informational, and educational opportunities are provided especially for area seniors’ enjoyment. Some include special-interest activities, dining options, classes, health screenings, and tours, transportation provided by Dial-a-Ride and trips.
Glen Lake History:
 |
The area was known as the Glen Lake Station for electric streetcars and freight trains that began traveling between Minneapolis and Lake Minnetonka on train tracks built in 1881. The depot swelled with commuters and farmers taking their goods to Hopkins or Minneapolis, and Glen Lake Sanitarium employees. There are remaining traces of the line just west of Glen Lake, at the bridged entrance to Purgatory Park. During the 1930s, there were two grocery stores, a couple of filling stations, a post office, garage and barbershop. It’s said that during the gas rationing of the 1940s, traffic through Glen Lake was so light that a store owner’s dog often slept in the middle of the street undisturbed for hours. The original one-room Glen Lake School just east of Glen Lake on Excelsior Boulevard was replaced in 1911 with a new brick building containing two classrooms on the corner of Woodhill Road and Excelsior Boulevard. In 1946 Glen Lake School joined the Hopkins School District. After being purchased by the city in 1960 for use as a community center, it was torn down in 1990 to make way for soccer fields and a skateboard park. Today Glen Lake Station Park at the corner of Excelsior and Beacon Hill provides a focus for the commercial area. Nearby ball field facilities provide recreational opportunities for residents in the south Minnetonka area. Plus, existing and planned trails and sidewalks connect the area to greater Minnetonka, Eden Prairie and other surrounding cities. |
|---|---|
 |
|
 |