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Downtown St. Paul
Contributor(s): Nathanson, Iric (Author)
ISBN: 1467102466     ISBN-13: 9781467102469
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials)
- Sports & Recreation | History
LCCN: 2018941135
Series: Images of America
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.2" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages
 
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Minnesota's capital city was given a lofty identity when young Catholic priest Lucien Gaultier built a modest log chapel in a wilderness clearing and named it for his patron saint. St. Paul's modern downtown would later take shape at this very site. In the mid-19th century, St. Paul's strategic location at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River was naturally suited as a way station for goods and a hub for settlers pouring into the Upper Midwest. While St. Paul had to relinquish its ranking as Minnesota's largest city to its twin, Minneapolis, the city remains at the center of state politics as Minnesota's state capital. Following World War II, a suburban boom weakened the business district, and downtown St. Paul fell into decline. Over the last 40 years, however, St. Paul's downtown has been reinvented as a major sports, entertainment, and cultural center.

Contributor Bio(s): Nathanson, Iric: - Iric Nathanson tells the story of this resilient urban district, stretching over two centuries, using images from local archives like the Minnesota Historical Society and the Hennepin County Public Library Special Collections. Nathanson's most recent work includes The Minneapolis Riverfront and Downtown Minneapolis, both in the Image of America series.