Stonemasons were paid $57/mo to hand-cut limestone blocks for Lilac Way's beehive fireplaces during the Great Depression. Families roasted hot dogs for picnics in the beehives. Only two survive today, but we have engineer Carl Graeser's 1937 original drawings. #lilacway #beehivefireplaces #mpls #mn

Beehive-shaped fireplace from 1930s has three openings for grilling at picnics.

Quirky beehive fireplaces are unique to Minneapolis' Lilac Way. Two of seven 1930s WPA-built roadside parks remain, Graeser Park's restored beehive is now eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Thanks, MnDOT! #beehivefireplaces #restorelilacway #lilacs #MnDOT #minneapolis #minnesota