Tag: Then & Now

A stretch of fast food along Robert Street in 1980 compared to the same section today.

Here’s a look at the demolition of 1010 Dodd in 2016 and how it looks today as the realigned Smith/Dodd intersection.

A look back at the construction of the Charlton Street tunnel in 2015, which completed the River-to-River Greenway Trail.

Here’s a look at fast food on Robert Street—”Heartburn Highway”—from the 1970s to today.

A look at Marthaler Park in 1996 and 2025 as the city celebrates a grand re-opening of the park.

Here’s a look at Robert Street in 1925 with a crowd watching dog sled races and the same view 100 years later.

Here’s a look at the barn at the Dodge Nature Center in 1982 and in 2025.

Here’s a look at Tappers Pub on the corner of Annapolis Street and Stryker Avenue in West St. Paul back in 1960 and today.

Here’s a look at Annapolis Street more than a century apart in 1915 and 2024.

Here’s a look at the Robert Street and Moreland Avenue intersection in 1961 and 2024. Both images are looking west along Moreland.

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