Bibframe Work
TitleDowntown St. PaulOther Titles (e.g. Variant)Downtown Saint PaulTypeTextMonographSubjectCentral business districts--Minnesota--Saint Paul--History (LCSH)Central business districts--Minnesota--Saint Paul--Pictorial works (LCSH)Saint Paul (Minn.)--History. (LCSH)Saint Paul (Minn.)--History--Pictorial works. (LCSH)Saint Paul (Minn.)--Social life and customs. (LCSH)Saint Paul (Minn.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works. (LCSH)Central business districtsManners and customsMinnesota--Saint Paul Illustrative ContentillustrationsmapsportraitsfacsimilesCould not render: bf:codeCould not render: bf:codeCould not render: bf:codeCould not render: bf:code ClassificationLCC: F614.S4 N28 2019 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)DDC: 977.6/581 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23) Supplementary Contentbibliography (bibliography) Summary"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."--Page 4 of coverTable Of ContentsEarly years
Modern era
Tumultuous decades
Challenging times
Urban revival
21st century
Authorized Access PointNathanson, Iric Downtown St. Paul