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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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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Downtown, Houses, Lowertown, Parks, Railroads, Streets, Summit-University

Painted Ladies, a Maiden and Bruce

July 17, 2015       18.1 Miles       Summit – University, Downtown, Lowertown   Victorian-era homes with narrow clapboard siding, bold colors, a variety of […]

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Colleges and Universities, Gardens, Highland Park, Historic Homes, Houses, Memorials, Renovations, Summit Hill, Summit-University, Victorian

The Diminutive and the Colossal

July 11, 2015         12.05 miles         Highland Park, Summit-University (Summit Hill) The small house movement caught on in the late 1990s. It’s easy to […]

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Brownfield, Energy Park, Hamline-Midway, Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Private Streets, Railroads, St. Anthony Park, Summit-University

Hidden, but Not Really

June 26, 2015     19.96 miles (but I’m saying 20 miles) Macalester-Groveland, Summit-University, St. Anthony Park, Hamline-Midway   When you mention Summit Avenue, most people think […]

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