The options for repurposing a church building are many. See how one couple has creatively turned a former church in Payne-Phalen into a home, art studio and more.
An East Side Craftsman’s Link to the Hill House?
September 25, 202425.5 miles Hamline-Midway, Como, Payne-Phalen The appearance of an enormous metal loon sculpture in the Midway generated a great deal of media coverage so I cruised over to […]
The unusual homes and lots on Ames Avenue
Learn why the opening of Dickerman Park on University Ave. came about 115 years after the city acquired the land, a peek at a couple of blocks on Arcade St., and Ames Ave., where no two lots are the same.
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There are Signs
Como, North End, Payne-Phalen March 11, 2024 23.8 miles The map of the March 11, 2024 ride, above. A Little Free Library has taken up residence within an old newspaper […]
Scooby Doo, Where are You? On the East Side
September 19, 2023 Highland Park, Frogtown, North End, Payne-Phalen, Railroad Island, Dayton’s Bluff, Lowertown, Downtown, West End 30.7 miles The streets of Saint Paul were once paved with bricks and […]
Parking Lots and a Rail Yard Then, Parks Now
Come along to two parks with very different but colorful histories.
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
In, out and around Railroad Island
September 23, 2019 23 miles Summit-University, Frogtown (Thomas-Dale), Downtown, Railroad Island (Payne-Phalen), North End, Midway, Lexington-Hamline, Macalester-Groveland, Highland Park Downtown Minnesota’s stunningly beautiful and recently renovated Capitol building obviously is […]
The Northeast Corner
Highland Park, Mac-Groveland, Merriam Park, Lexington-Hamline, Frogtown (Thomas-Dale), North End, Payne-Phalen, East Side July 30, 2017 31.7 Miles This ride turned out to be one of the longest ever for […]
Combing through Minnesota’s Attic
25.6 miles (11.86 miles to MnHS; 13.74 miles home) Macalester-Groveland, Summit-University, Frogtown, North End, Payne-Phalen After months of conversation, coordination, and anticipation I was finally on the way to the […]