Here’s a look at the former Dodd School in 1928 and the Doddway Center that stands in the same spot today.
Category: History
1989: The West St. Paul Star Logo
Inver Grove Heights graphic designer John Baskerville won a 1989 contest for his logo featuring the city’s initials in the shape of a star.
Then & Now: Stryker & Crusader
Here’s the view at the intersection of Stryker Avenue and Crusader Avenue looking north in 1961, 1987, and 2021.
Then & Now: Garlough Environmental Magnet School
Here’s a look at Garlough Environmental Magnet School in 1958 and today.
Dedication of the Joseph Marthaler Memorial Bridge
A ceremony today at the West St. Paul Sports Complex dedicated the Highway 52 bridge over Wentworth Avenue as the Private Joseph G. Marthaler Memorial Bridge.
1976: Battle of the Birds
An account of a pitched battle between city forces and a terrible nuisance: “A cannon, mounted on a truck, cut loose with a deafening boom, while heavily armed police fanned out into the neighborhood.”
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