Ole Rølvaag holding a fish on the Mississippi River. Caption on the back states he is fishing on the Gulf of Mexico. Later in life, Rølvaag spent time in Biloxi, Mississippi.
After purchasing Allen's Dodge in Savage, the dealership became Southside Dodge and in 1977 they built a new headquarters in Burnsville. Today this is known as Dodge of Burnsville on Interstate 35 W Burnsville, Minnesota.
Following a fire which destroyed their grocery store in 1961, owners Gene and Mary Kearney built the Valley Shopping Center on Burns Street (renamed 124th Street West) Savage, Minnesota which included a new location for the Post Office, Bloomquist Hardware, Jim Brady Drug and Kearney's Variety and Grocery store
After a 1961 fire destroyed the Kearney Grocery Store, downtown Savage, Minnesota owners Gene and Mary Kearney constructed Savage's Valley Shopping Center which included Jim Brady Drug, Savage's first pharmacy.
The original Riley Store, a wooden structure operated by Patrick and Mary Riley was replaced by this brick building at the corner of Minnesota and Vine Streets (now 123rd Street and Ottawa Avenue) Savage, Minnesota. After Riley's closed the store, it was sold and later became the home of the Savage Post Office and other small businesses. The building was torn down in 2000 for the Hamilton Apartments and Business Center.