Saint Paul and the Incredible Shrinking Downtown

Maps of "Downtown Saint Paul" are pretty consistent. They almost always depict a small slice of historical urban density, edging a river, and firmly enclosed by a ring of freeways on all sides. The end result is a downtown that is small, quaint, and looks nice in photos taken from a distance. Downtown Saint Paul is decidedly not, however, a large, vibrant, gritty, urban downtown. As maps make it clear, Saint Paul is too small

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The State Of Downtown St. Paul Streetscapes — Pocket Track

The State Of Downtown St. Paul Streetscapes — Pocket Track

Saint Paul and the Incredible Shrinking Downtown

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