St Louis Park

Early Development

Generally, development progressed outward from the original village center at the intersection of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad (now CP Rail) with Wooddale Avenue. However, this concentric pattern wasn't strong and was overtaken by Minneapolis expansion. By 1883, the western boundary of Minneapolis was at France Avenue. The...

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St. Louis Park Historical Society & Depot

The St. Louis Park Historical Society collects, preserves and shares knowledge about St. Louis Park's history. Its collection of historical documents is housed in the Depot in Jorvig Park, at 37th and Brunswick. The Depot, which was built by the Milwaukee Road railroad in 1887, is open to visitors from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays throughout the summer...

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