South St. Paul : a brief history / Lois A. Glewwe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glewwe, Lois A., author.

Series:

Brief History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--Minnesota--South Saint Paul--History.

Urban renewal.

South Saint Paul (Minn.)--History.

South Saint Paul (Minn.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

South Saint Paul

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Incorporated in 1887, South St. Paul grew rapidly as the blue-collar counterpart to the bright lights and sophistication of its cosmopolitan neighbors Minneapolis and St. Paul. Its prosperous stockyards and slaughterhouses ranked the city among America's largest meatpacking centers. The proud city fell on hard economic times in the second half of the twentieth century. Broad swaths of empty buildings were razed as an enticement to promised redevelopment programs that never happened. In 1990, South St. Paul began to chart out its own successful path to renewal with a pristine riverfront park, a trail system and a business park where the stockyards once stood. Author and historian Lois A. Glewwe brings the story of the city's revival to life in this history of a remarkable community"--Back cover.

Contents:

Indians, missionaries and settlers arrive

Business, politics and passions

The smell of money

They came to work

South St. Paul women

Neighborhood memories

The end of an era

Reclaiming the river

Gangsters, governors, flames and foot longs

Before and after images.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781625854131

1625854137

OCLC:

1414457442