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West Seventh in St. Paul is also known as Fort Road, [16] owing to its location on historic Native American and fur trader paths along the northern bank of the Mississippi River from downtown Saint Paul to Fort Snelling. This area is colloquially known as the "West End", and is different from the area across the river known as the "West Side".
The Greater East Side is a neighborhood and city district in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States.The community lies in the northeastern corner of the city and is bounded by Larpenteur Avenue on the north, Minnehaha Avenue on the south, McKnight Road on the east, and Johnson Parkway and English Street on the west. [1]
Area served City of license VC RF Callsign Network Notes Alexandria: Appleton: 7 7 ... semi-satellite of KSTP-TV ch. 5 Minneapolis/St. Paul.45TV on 42.2, MeTV on 42.3
The neighborhood is part of the larger area known as the East Side of Saint Paul. Major streets in the neighborhood include E. 7th St, Phalen Boulevard, Arcade Street, which hosts U.S. Route 61 and Payne Avenue. [3] Payne Avenue has been a major commercial corridor for the east side of Saint Paul since the 1930s. [1]
The core cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul host many companies, with many others in the suburban cities. As of 2023, there were 14 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area, with another 5 companies listed in the Forbes Largest Private Companies list. [1]
A burial mound at Indian Mounds Park. Burial mounds in present-day Indian Mounds Park suggest the area was inhabited by the Hopewell Native Americans about 2,000 years ago. [17] [18] From the early 17th century to 1837, the Mdewakanton Dakota, a band of the Dakota people, lived near the mounds at the village of Kaposia and consider the area encompassing present-day Saint Paul Bdóte, the site ...
Rice Park most notably hosts the Saint Paul Winter Carnival which is the oldest winter carnival in the country, having operated since 1886. [16] Since 1999, Mears Park has hosted the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. The third park in the downtown area is Kellogg Mall Park which features fountains, an arbor, and a paved bike trail along the river.
The Catholic parish of St. Agnes also serves the area of Frogtown with its comprehensive elementary and high school (Saint Agnes School), classes of kindergarten through senior high school. [12] Saint Paul Public Library operates the Rondo Community Library adjacent to Frogtown. [13] The newly renovated Rondo Library opened in late August 2006.