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37-538: Kinney may mean: People [ edit ] Abbot Kinney , a developer and conservationist Antoinette Kinney , a Utah state senator Asa Kinney , American pioneer and politician Bob Kinney , an American professional basketball player Charles Kinney , an Ohio politician and attorney Dennis Kinney , a former Major League Baseball pitcher Dick Kinney , an American animator and comic book writer Emily Kinney , an American actress and singer Erron Kinney ,

74-623: A hydraulic empire overseen by an immortal William Mulholland . Kinney, Minnesota Kinney is a city in Saint Louis County , Minnesota , United States. The population was 152 at the time of the 2020 census . Kinney gets its name from Hon. O. D. Kinney (Orrin Day Kinney; 1845–1911), who was one of the original European owners of the Merritt site in 1892 along with Judge J.T. Hale, and Capt. Joseph Sellwood. The land

111-466: A secession letter to U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance on July 13, 1977. The secession was never officially acknowledged by Vance or the U.S. The news story broke locally in the Mesabi Daily News on February 5, 1978, in an article by Ginny Wennen entitled "Move over Monaco, here comes Kinney." The story garnered national and international attention beginning on February 7, 1978, when

148-808: A Missouri state senator and St. Louis organized crime figure Troy Kinney , a notable American artist, etcher, and author Walt Kinney , a pitcher in Major League Baseball William Kinney (Illinois politician) (1781–1843), American politician William Ansel Kinney (1860–c. 1930), American politician William Burnet Kinney (1799–1880), American politician Fictional characters [ edit ] Brian Kinney , character from Queer as Folk Laura Kinney , Marvel Comics character better known as X-23 Gabby Kinney , Marvel Comics character, sidekick of X-23 Places [ edit ] United States Kinney, Minnesota Kinney County, Texas Kenney, Texas ,

185-952: A community also called "Kinney" Kinney Run , a stream in Pennsylvania Canada Kinney Lake , in British Columbia Other uses [ edit ] G.R. Kinney Company , shoe manufacturer Kinney Drugs Kinney National Company , media company that became Warner Communications Kinney Parking Company , conglomerate that formed Kinney National Company See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "kinney" on Misplaced Pages. Kenney (disambiguation) Kenny (disambiguation) Kinne (disambiguation) Kinnie (disambiguation) McKinney (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Kinney All pages with titles containing Kinney McKinney (surname) Clan Mackenzie Sleater-Kinney ,

222-880: A former American college and professional football player Eunice D. Kinney (1851–1942), Canadian-born American physician Fern Kinney , an American R&B and disco singer Garrett D. Kinney , an American politician Harry E. Kinney , three times Mayor of Albuquerque Henry Kinney , an American politician Jack Kinney , an American animator, director and producer of animated shorts James Kinney (disambiguation) Jay Kinney , an American author, editor, and former underground cartoonist Jeff Kinney (American football) , football athlete Jeff Kinney (writer) John Francis Kinney (1937–2019), an American Roman Catholic bishop John F. Kinney (1816–1902), an American attorney, judge, and politician John Kinney (outlaw) (c. 1847–1919), American outlaw Joseph Kinney Jr. , American politician Joseph Robbins Kinney ,

259-502: A full-sized amusement pier with an ocean aquarium featuring a seal and marine life. Kinney and some of the nearby residents were aghast at some of the low-class shows that Venice began to offer, but it was considered the best collection of amusement devices on the Pacific Coast, and made a significant profit. Eventually, Kinney gained control of city politics and had the name changed from "Ocean Park" to "Venice" in 1911. Kinney

296-544: A group of men (Fraser, Gage and Merritt Jones) not to Kinney's liking. With a flip of a coin, which Kinney won, he took the marshy southern half to build his Venice of America. Abbot Kinney Boulevard is named for him. The Venice recreation area opened on July 4, 1905. Venice came to be known as the "Coney Island of the Pacific." By mid-January 1906, an area was built along the edge of the Grand Lagoon patterned after

333-834: A merchant, notary public and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada Josh Kinney , an American professional baseball pitcher Kathy Kinney , actress Kelvin Kinney , an American football defensive lineman Kevn Kinney , an American vocalist and guitarist Matt Kinney , a former American professional baseball pitcher Ole G. Kinney , an American politician Ray Kinney , a singer, musician, composer, orchestra leader Sean Kinney , an American musician Steve Kinney (born 1949), an American football offensive tackle Steven Kinney , an American soccer player Taylor Kinney , an American actor and model Terry Kinney , an American actor and theatre director Thomas Kinney ,

370-574: A punk rock trio Sleater-Kinney (album) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kinney . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kinney&oldid=1246595519 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

407-487: A side trip to a Southern California health resort, the Sierra Madre Villa Hotel . After showing up without a reservation, he slept on a billiard table in the parlor, where he awoke in the morning free of asthma symptoms. This positive experience inspired him to purchase 550 acres (2.2 km ) of nearby property, which he named "Kinneloa". Kinney was appointed to a three-year position as chairman of

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444-713: A summer home in Santa Monica . Kinney formed the Santa Monica Improvement Company in 1887 and built a lawn tennis club. In 1887 Kinney purchased 247 acres (1.00 km ) of land on the bluffs north of Santa Monica Canyon to be developed as "Santa Monica Heights", but economic conditions forced Kinney to abandon the project. Collis P. Huntington of the Southern Pacific Railroad bought the property in 1891 and renamed it "Huntington Palisades." Kinney shifted his attention to

481-540: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Abbot Kinney Kinney's family moved to Washington, D.C. , and became known in politics. His aunt's husband was Senator James Dixon of Connecticut . At the age of 16, the 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) Kinney went to Europe , where he studied in Heidelberg , Paris and Zürich and became fluent in six languages. A walking tour of Italy took him to Venice and

518-583: The California Board of Forestry . There he developed an agency to protect the forests of the San Gabriel Mountains , where ranchers typically set fires to clear land for livestock grazing, but then, as a result, subsequent rainfalls led to flooding in the valleys. On his own property, he developed land management techniques for raising livestock alongside cultivated forests. Aided by his friend naturalist John Muir , Kinney established

555-858: The Italian Riviera . Returning to Washington in 1869 he joined the Maryland National Guard and in 1873 was able to join a U.S. Geological Survey team to map the Sioux reservations of the Dakotas . He traveled to Salt Lake City and Oregon and rejoined the survey team in the Yosemite Valley . In 1874, Kinney joined the tobacco business run by his older brother, Francis S. Kinney, with offices in New York . The Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company did much of its purchasing in

592-854: The San Gabriel Timberland Reserve in December 1892, forerunner to the Angeles National Forest . In 1883, Kinney and Helen Hunt Jackson co-wrote a report for the U.S. Department of the Interior on the condition of California Mission Indians . This report and others led to the Mission Indian Act of 1891, which created a commission to seek to establish or confirm reservations in Southern California. In 1887, Kinney established

629-591: The Southern states and then took an interest in imported tobaccos. In 1876, Abbot traveled to Egypt and Ottoman Macedonia . Instead of returning home, Kinney took an extended vacation through Europe, India , Ceylon , New Guinea , Australia and Hawaii . After his arrival in San Francisco in January 1880, his plans to travel east by train were delayed by snow. So Kinney, an asthmatic , improvised with

666-611: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.83 square miles (12.51 km ); 4.62 square miles (11.97 km ) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km ) is water. U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in the area. As of the census of 2010, there were 169 people, 70 households, and 43 families living in the city. The population density was 36.6 inhabitants per square mile (14.1/km ). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 18.0 per square mile (6.9/km ). The racial makeup of

703-634: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission (IRRRC), the city council was led to believe that it would be easier to receive foreign aid if Kinney seceded from the union, declared war, and lost immediately. Mayor Mary Anderson and a supportive Kinney City Council sent

740-688: The California State Legislature in Sacramento , Kinney met Margaret Thornton, daughter of Associate California Supreme Court Justice James D. Thornton . They were married in November 1884 and had seven children, three of whom died during childhood. After Margaret died in June 1911, Kinney married Winifred Harwell in 1914, formally adopting her two children by him. Kinney died suddenly in November 1920. The Venice Pier business

777-419: The age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.73. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under

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814-462: The age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 25,000, and the median income for a family was $ 33,125. Males had a median income of $ 31,667 versus $ 17,361 for females. The per capita income for

851-488: The amusement thoroughfares of the great 19th and 20th century expositions. It featured foreign exhibits, amusements, and freak shows. Trolley service was available from Downtown Los Angeles and nearby Santa Monica. Around the entire park, a miniature steam railroad ran on a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -mile (4.0 km) track. The park included a system of canals complete with gondolas and gondoliers brought in from Venice , Italy. There were ornate Venetian-style businesses and

888-449: The city was 97.6% White , 1.2% Native American , and 1.2% from two or more races. There were 70 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who

925-547: The city. The population density was 43.6 inhabitants per square mile (16.8/km ). There were 88 housing units at an average density of 19.3 per square mile (7.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 94.47% White , 2.01% Native American , and 3.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population. 25.3% were of Finnish , 19.2% German , 8.9% Irish , 8.2% Norwegian , 6.8% Swedish , 6.2% French Canadian and 6.2% Italian ancestry. There were 82 households, out of which 31.7% had children under

962-742: The coastal area south of Santa Monica. In 1891, Kinney and his partner, Francis Ryan, bought a controlling interest in Pacific Ocean Casino and a tract of land 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and 1,000 feet (300 m) wide along the Santa Monica beach. Kinney and Ryan built a pier, golf course, horse-racing track, boardwalk and other resort amenities. Kinney convinced the Santa Fe Railroad to extend its Inglewood line north to his resort. Ryan died in 1898, and his widow's new husband, Thomas Dudley, sold their half interest to

999-437: The health department. The lack of water circulation through the system left the waters turbid and malodorous. The bulk of the canals were paved over in 1929 after a protracted three-year court battle. The remaining canal district stayed in poor condition until extensively renovated in 1992. The canals have since become an expensive residential section and many large, modern houses have been built. The Venice Canal Historic District

1036-473: The nation's first forestry station in Rustic Canyon on 6 acres (24,000 m ) of land donated by Santa Monica co-founder John P. Jones (also a U.S. Senator from Nevada), and Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker . One of the station's projects was a study of the newly introduced eucalyptus trees. Kinneloa did not suit Kinney's first wife Margaret Kinney in the summer months, and in 1886 they built

1073-453: The next generation. Though most of Abbot Kinney's work has been demolished, some of his buildings and Venetian-style arches remain, along with his breakwater. In the urban fantasy / alternate history novel, California Bones ( Tor Books , June 2014), by Greg van Eekhout , Abbot Kinney's Venetian experiment grew to encompass all of Los Angeles , taking the place of what might otherwise have become L.A.'s metropolitan roads, becoming part of

1110-560: The passenger side. In November 1978, the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) approved $ 198,000 grant, allocated in three payments of $ 66,000 per year from the Taconite Area Environmental Protection Fund, to repair the existing water system, construct cement runoff basins, and install additional fire hydrants. The Republic of Kinney went on to create and sell over 1,600 passports between March and April 1978 at $ 1.00 apiece. Later

1147-482: The republic created buttons and sold T-shirts, and had a summer festival called 'Secession Days', which was first held during the weekend of August 1–2, 1987. The city celebrated the 30th anniversary of its "independence" as the Republic of Kinney during the weekend of July 13–15, 2007. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Kinney secession, the city published a book titled Republic of Kinney . According to

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1184-669: The story was featured on the NBC Nightly News with David Brinkley . Jeno Paulucci , a businessman based in Duluth , Minnesota , was the first to acknowledge the new republic and offer 'foreign aid' in the form of a dark brown 1974 Ford LTD police squad car and 10 cases of Jenos Sausage Pizza Mix on February 13, 1978. The squad car was painted with a Republic of Kinney shield on the driver's side that read "Commander in Chief, Republic of Kinney," and "Chief of Police, Kinney, Mn." on

1221-485: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the city was 40.1 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 33.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.1% male and 47.9% female. As of the census of 2000 , there were 199 people, 82 households, and 61 families living in

1258-592: Was also allowed to build a 60-foot (18 m) long breakwater to protect his facilities from storm tides. Around 1900 Kinney developed a suburban tract at what was then the western edge of the city of Los Angeles. Named Kinney Heights , the development attracted mostly upper-middle-class families who built large Craftsman homes, many of which still stand. The area is now part of the West Adams Terrace Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ). In his travels to

1295-459: Was carried on by Kinney's oldest son Thornton. In December 1920, however, the amusement pier was completely destroyed by fire, except for the new roller coaster and the bandstand tower. The operation was rebuilt and reopened in six months. The miniature railroad ran until 1924. Venice became part of the city of Los Angeles in October 1925. The Venice of America canals came under sharp scrutiny by

1332-531: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument . The Venice Pier's demise came in 1946 when the city did not renew the lease on the tidelands. Abbot's adopted son, Thornton Parillo, left a government position and moved to New Brunswick, New Jersey , where he wrote stories and books on his father's experience in Southern California. Kinney's creative spirit continued on to his children and

1369-696: Was originally occupied by Algonquian-speaking tribes, including the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi . Mary P. Anderson (1915–2007) was elected the first female mayor of Kinney (and on the Iron Range) from 1973 to 2002. By 1977, the City of Kinney, with a population of 325 according to the 1970 census, suffered from a failing water system, and was faced with a replacement cost of $ 186,000. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to secure funding from state and federal agencies due to bureaucratic red tape, agencies such as

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