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The theater originally seated 2,300 people on the main floor and one balcony, and was part of the Finkelstein & Ruben circuit [3] – a large regional chain that developed several other theaters in downtown Saint Paul, including the Princess (1909–1931) and the Capitol (1920–1965), as well as the State Theatre in Minneapolis.
The McKnight Theatre was demolished in 2013 to make room for the new 1,093-seat Concert Hall, which opened on February 28, 2015. The Ordway opened to the public on January 1, 1985, as Ordway Music Theatre. The name was changed in 2000 to reflect the array of performing arts that take place under its roof.
Rice Park is one of the venues of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival; in selected years, an ice palace is built as part of the festivities. [3] Rice Park is bordered by the 1902 Landmark Center to the north, the 1910 Saint Paul Hotel to the east, the 1917 George Latimer Central Library to the south, and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts to ...
The St. Paul Art Crawl is held twice a year and exemplifies the cultural atmosphere that local residents have worked so hard to maintain. [6] In 2013, USA Today named Lowertown one of "10 up-and-coming neighborhoods around the USA" [ 7 ] after it was announced RealtyTrac named Lowertown at the top of its "hipster zip codes" list. [ 8 ]
Roy Wilkins Auditorium (nicknamed The Roy) is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in St. Paul, Minnesota. Designed by the renowned municipal architect Clarence W. Wigington, it was built in 1932 as an arena extension to the existing St. Paul Auditorium (built 1906–1907). When the old auditorium wing was demolished in 1982, Wigington's arena wing ...
The lanes were opened from Cayuga Street (north edge of downtown St. Paul) to Little Canada Road in December 2015 and were added as part of a full reconstruction project. In December 2016, the southbound E-ZPass lane was extended to begin at CR 96, while a separate northbound E-ZPass Lane was added between CR E (north of I-694 ) and CR J (at ...
The university's fifteen-year agreement with the City of Saint Paul expired, and the university cut the program for budget reasons. The final season featured a revival of Under the Gaslight. [2] In 2018, a nonprofit raised money to buy the boat and move it to Winona, Minnesota. [4] The university sold the boat to the City of Saint Paul for one ...
The housing, proposed as one corner tower cascading to the base, was instead split between two towers. The taller one, the Jackson Tower, falls just under Federal Aviation Administration limits at 452 feet (138 m). The lower one, the Sibley Tower, is located 60 feet (18 m) back of the Mears Park facade.