Stonebridge Boulevard runs north and south between St. Clair Avenue and Jefferson Avenue, which were also the north-south boundaries of Stonebridge estate.
Architecture, Colleges and Universities, Desnoyer Park, Graffiti, Macalester-Groveland, Railroads

Remnants of Stonebridge

May 20, 2016     Macalester-Groveland, Desnoyer Park     10 Miles Stonebridge. Today, it’s little more than a two block long street in Macalester-Groveland. From the 1910s into […]

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The old cafeteria mezzanine, still partially intact, was reserved exclusively for seniors, who would oversee the underclassmen from this perch. The shelves were added sometime after the cafeteria was relocated.
Architecture, Construction, Lexington-Hamline, Saint Paul Fire Department, Saint Paul Public Schools, Yard Art

Secrets within Saint Paul Central

September 18, 2015 9.8 Miles Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Lex-Ham From out of the patchy grey sky came intermittent sprinkles and the threat of heavier precipitation, […]

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Today this eight unit building is called the F. Scott Fitzgerald Row house. Fitzgerald and his parents lived in two different units during their time in Saint Paul.
Historic Homes, Merriam Park, National Historic Register, Streets, Summit Hill, Victorian

Inside One of Scottie’s Places

August 26, 2015       Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland, Summit Hill 8.9 miles In his 1934 novel “Tender Is the Night,” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “In any case […]

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Churches, Historic Homes, Lexington-Hamline, Ramsey Hill, Summit-University

New Neighbors, Old Neighbors, Soon-to-be Neighbors

May 18, 2014 12.1 Miles Lexington-Hamline, Summit-University (Ramsey Hill) People were outside wherever I rode today. It mattered not what block of what neighborhood, young […]

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