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.
Category: History
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.”
Then & Now: Marie & Charlton
The intersection of Marie and Charlton looking northwest in 1961 and today.
212 Thompson and Remnants of the Gladstone School
Another historic house in West St. Paul is up for sale, this one with remnants of the old Gladstone School.
Then & Now: Hurley House
The Hurley house at 1010 Oakdale, once known as the “cannon house,” was built by one of West St. Paul’s earliest settlers.
How We Got the Garlough Park Picnic Shelter
We can thank the YMCA for the Garlough Park picnic shelter, due to a 1994 deal with the golf course that went through despite neighborhood opposition.
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