Old Saint Paul

I had to do a little research in the library of congress image archives and I found these two cool things of saint paul in the days of yore:

Aerial Perspective drawing of downtown Saint Paul from 1893. Isn't it amazing how little has changed?

And 259 Dayton Avenue in the 1880's. This is the blue house where I lived on the top floor with that awesome deck looking at the Cathedral. It too has changed little in 130 years.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Very cool historical perspective, Brit. I really enjoy stuff like this.
March 06, 2011 12:23 AM
terri said…
That's really neat. Looks like the "castle" was next door back then, too.
March 06, 2011 4:10 PM
Andria said…
I can't believe it really hasn't changed! I'd forgotten how old that place really was. Remember when Nora and I came to visit you and we got locked out, and the kooky landlord came riding up on her motorcycle?
March 06, 2011 7:27 PM
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