Saint Paul and the Incredible Shrinking Downtown

Maps of "Downtown Saint Paul" are pretty consistent. They almost always depict a small slice of historical urban density, edging a river, and firmly enclosed by a ring of freeways on all sides. The end result is a downtown that is small, quaint, and looks nice in photos taken from a distance. Downtown Saint Paul is decidedly not, however, a large, vibrant, gritty, urban downtown. As maps make it clear, Saint Paul is too small

St. Paul's Unique Downtown in the Sky Poses Challenges as Return

The State Of Downtown St. Paul Streetscapes — Pocket Track

St. Paul - The Skyscraper Center

The State Of Downtown St. Paul Streetscapes — Pocket Track

The skyscraper that could have redefined downtown St. Paul

The skyscraper that could have redefined downtown St. Paul

Downtown St. Paul businesses see tough times, post-pandemic

The State Of Downtown St. Paul Streetscapes — Pocket Track

St. Paul - The Skyscraper Center

Down by the River: A #MYSAINTPAUL Guide to the Mighty Mississippi

Why a dispute over skyway hours is really a fight over the future

Downtown St. Paul employer Cray moving 350 jobs to MOA

Wells Fargo temporarily shutters prominent downtown San Francisco