University Avenue (Minneapolis–Saint Paul)
University Avenue is a street that runs through both
University Avenue originally ran along a line several blocks north of its current location, forming a route that once connected the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota to Hamline University in Saint Paul (hence the name).[1] When the construction of the Minnesota Transfer Railway yards blocked that route, the street was moved one-half mile to the south on the Saint Paul side, to what was then called Melrose Avenue.[1] The old University Avenue route was renamed Minnehaha Avenue, which it remains to this day.[1]
Some important neighborhoods the road passes through include
A water tower commonly known as the Witch's Hat stands just a few blocks away in Minneapolis's Prospect Park neighborhood.
In 1890, the first
University Avenue carries
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8166-4729-3.
- ISBN 0-87351-540-4