North End, Saint Paul
North End | |
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| ZIP code | 55117 |
| Area code | 651 |
| Website | http://www.nenostpaul.org/ |
The North End is a neighborhood in
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad tracks to the south, Dale Street to the west, and Interstate 35E
to the east.
History
European settlement of the neighborhood began in the 1840s. In 1849, Edmund Rice purchased a large tract of land in the vicinity of modern Cayuga Street and Interstate 35E for an estate he called Trout Brook. Beginning in 1857, Edmund Rice helped to establish and build the
Northern Pacific Railroad tracks running north of Maryland Avenue and the Soo Line
, today the path of the Trout Brook Regional Trail.
These railroads drove settlement in the southern part of the neighborhood. Large employers located along the railroad corridor, including the
streetcar service as far north as Ivy Avenue. These brought development further north into the neighborhood, although areas north of Maryland Avenue remained substantially undeveloped until the mid-to-late 20th century. The neighborhood became a traditional entry point for successive waves of immigrants to Saint Paul, including Romanians, Bohemians, Hungarians, Irish, and especially southern Germans. The area south of Maryland Avenue around the St. Bernard's Church became known as "Little Bavaria" for its many German residents and businesses.[2]
Like many urban neighborhoods, the North End experienced decline in the second half of the twentieth century due to
Somali, and Karen
refugees. Today the North End is one of Saint Paul's poorest and most diverse neighborhoods. Substantial efforts by local government aimed at revitalizing the area are ongoing.
References
- ^ "Saint Paul Neighborhood Profile: North End". Minnesota Compass. October 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Our Neighborhood". 14 April 2018.