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The Good Old St. Paul Auditorium

Completed in 1907 at a a cost of 450,000, the St. Paul Auditorium was located downtown between West Fifth and West Fourth Streets on the far side of Rice Park. Designed by architects, Charles Reed and Allen Stern,  the West Fourth Street side had a 2nd, 3rd and 4th level rows of windows. The West … Read more

The Minneapolis Club

Founded in 1887, the Minneapolis Club moved into their present building in 1912. James J. Hill, the president and founder of the Great Northern Railway, was one of the founders of the club. Though he never saw this clubhouse (the fourth in a rapid succession of buildings), he would likely have approved of its style. … Read more