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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Boys Totem Town got its name from the totem poles carved from dead trees. This is the only totem pole I saw.
Churches, Dayton's Bluff, Highwood Hills, Historic Homes, Houses, Parks, Railroad Suburbs, Ramsey County, Uppertown, West End

Totem Town Trek

September 7, 2015      34.5 Miles West End, Downtown, Dayton’s Bluff, Battle Creek, Highwood Hills A long ride to the eastern reaches of Saint Paul, which […]

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Colleges and Universities, Construction, Downtown, Graffiti, Highland Park, Memorials, Public Art, Ramsey County, West End

On the Way to Jail

June 16, 2015 – Highland Park, West End/West 7th, Downtown – 16.2 miles It was fabulous to be back on my bike. First, it had […]

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Charities, Churches, Downtown, Historic Homes, Homeless Shelter, Hospitals, Immigrants, Macalester-Groveland, Museums, Parks, Ramsey County, West End, Winslow’s Addition

On the Edge of Downtown

Macalester-Groveland, West End, Downtown 13.4 Miles September 20, 2014 There are sales galore in Mac-Groveland on this beautiful Saturday. I made two stops on the […]

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Lexington-Hamline, Ramsey County, Summit-University

A Cinderella Story

May 20, 2014 Lexington-Hamline, Summit-University  10.3 Miles Today was as close to perfect as you can get. The temperature sat just shy of 80 degrees […]

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