Hi All!
During my bus travels on the well-served University Avenue corridor (light rail
not necessary) I have observed that there are at least three prime corners
cleared and ready to build upon, not to mention the huge Bus Barn site.
I have to confess that I have not been up to speed on some things of late, so
pardon me if this is a spent topic, but I am curious as to what is going in and
what folks think about it.
Snelling: Nice new little drive-up bank is gone, looks like adjacent Viking
Village Smorgasborg (dating myself) is ready to raze. Is Costco going in? Did
they compromise on the design?
Lexington: I'm not quite old enough to remember Lexington Park, but one can
see
the original retaining wall to the behind the first base/right field line and
imagine balls going out of the park to left field and hitting the extant strip
of shops on the East side of Lexington.
What's going in? Sure looks like a good spot for a Lowe's or a Super Target or
Walmart, but Menards did a great job of building at Prior (sure miss the
drunken
teenage parties at the Twins Motel) and Target and Walmart are already just up
the street. Maybe it will get one of those new "Old-looking" multihousing
developments. You could make a pretty good sized neighborhood out of it.
Dale: The Faust is gone and so is the open air market. What's next?
I really love University. It has always been a crazy quilt of shops large and
small, bars, wholesalers and manufacturers and the world's skinniest "park".
It has been allowed to evolve without much pointy-headed "planning" and is a
rich tapestry for it. It's a great symbol for the enduring vitality of St
Paul.
Paul Kuettel
St Paul
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