Arther and Reva's home at 47 Lyton Place.
Affordable Housing, Architecture, North End, Redevelopment, Saint Paul Public Schools

“De-Lyton” In My Time In the North End

Lyton Place is a tranquil tree-lined street with houses that appeared newer than others in the area. This sliver of the North End is a model for saving an old neighborhood in danger of decay.

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Alleys, Apartments, Architecture, Dayton's Bluff, House of Worship, Railroads

Dog Nearly Bites Man and Converted Churches On Dayton’s Bluff

September 27, 2021 Downtown, Lowertown, Dayton’s Bluff 20.1 miles The route map of my September 27, 2021 ride. The map is zoomable. A sunny late […]

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Architecture, Houses, Maps, Native American Names, Native Americans, Native Street Names, Street Names, West Side

The Native Street Names On the West Side

September 6, 2021 West Side 18.2 miles The map of the September 6, 2021 ride. The northwest section of the West Side (the Cherokee Park […]

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And at 2300 Doswell. Some serious engineering went into the design of the two-story retaining wall!
Architecture, Colleges and Universities, Houses, Parks, St. Anthony Park

The ‘Irregular Hillocks, Ridges and Hollows’ of St. Anthony Park

August 25, 2021 20.8 Miles St. Anthony Park I’d never thought of St. Anthony Park as being unusually hilly. That is, until this ride. About […]

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By the 1950s, most of the houses had been removed from Williams Hill. Those that remained were in rough shape. Courtesy MnHS
Architecture, biking, Dayton's Bluff, Frogtown, Industrial Park, Payne-Phalen, Ramsey County, Saint Paul Police Department, Street Names

A Look Back at a Kid’s View of Williams Hill

By the 1950s, most of the houses had been removed from Williams Hill. Those that remained were in rough shape. Courtesy MnHS

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Lots of windows means lots of shutters at 2279 Riverwood Place. There are 24 if you are scoring along.
Architecture, Houses

Shutter Spotting Around the City

Shutters are more common on Saint Paul homes than I thought. Shutters more frequently adorn homes of certain architectural styles, such as Queen Anne, Dutch Colonial and ramblers (a.k.a. ranch.) Of course, that statement is based on my random, unscientific observations.

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The front (Marion Street side) of Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary, built in 1926 as Washington High School. The school is framed through a fence on Rice Street.
Alleys, Apartments, Architecture, Churches, House of Worship, North End, Saint Paul Public Schools

Icons of the North End and Folks Who’ve Hung Out There

Macalester-Groveland, Lexington-Hamline, Frogtown, North End, Downtown, Irvine Park, West 7th 23 Miles June 15, 2021 Lexington-Hamline Though my travels around the city concentrate on streets, […]

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One of the three turrets on the station.
Architecture, Art, Dale Street, Rondo, Saint Paul Fire Department, Summit-University

A Tale of University Near Dale

September 17, 2019 12.5 Miles Macalester-Groveland, Summit-University/Rondo Little Free Libraries have provided second, third or more lives to countless books. The wood and plastic boxes […]

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I presume that the excellent condition of the 80 year old building’s exterior is due to a recent renovation.
Architecture, Construction, Macalester-Groveland, Schools, West Side, Works Progress Administration

Winding My Way Down On Baker Street

August 4, 2019 17.3 Miles Macalester-Groveland, West Seventh, West Side Explored the West Side on this ride. It’s a place I’ve been many times to […]

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The Irvine Hill Condominiums at 311 Pleasant Avenue.
Architecture, Downtown, Historic Homes, Homelessness, Hospitals, Interstate 35E, Lexington-Hamline, Macalester-Groveland, Summit-University

A Pleasant Ride

July 22, 2017 Macalester-Groveland, Summit Hill, Downtown, Lexington-Hamline (Union Park) 16.7 miles The very unconventional home at 1523 Sargent Avenue prompted my first pause, shortly […]

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