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The St. Paul Casket Company Building was the location of the most important casket manufacturer in St. Paul, Minnesota and one of the most important casket manufacturers in Minnesota. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021 for its significance in local history, as well as for its architecture. The firm was established in 1887 in North St. Paul, Minnesota as the North St. Paul Casket Company. The factory was located along the Wisconsin Central railroad (later Soo Line Railroad). Under the leadership of Ernest C. Reiff and Uriah Meeker Stone, the company quickly became one of the leading manufacturers of coffins and caskets in Minnesota. This was occurring during a time when coffin manufacturing was shifting from local carpenters and cabinetmakers to factories, and when their distribution was shifting to professional undertakers and funeral directors. Advances in embalming, communication, and transportation also made it possible to order a casket from a catalog and have it delivered in time for a funeral. Casket manufacturers marketed to funeral directors, and funeral directors were encouraged to buy products and seek guidance from casket manufacturers, in a symbiotic relationship. Funeral directors could specify trimmings such as handles, name plates, linings, and burial garments, and the manufacturer would add those features before shipping the casket. In 1913, a guide entitled Wood Using Industries of Minnesota was published, and it named seven manufacturers as major users of wood. The North St. Paul Casket Company was among them, along with their nearest competitor, the Northwestern Casket Company of Minneapolis. The guide noted that large factories in certain cities were supplying surrounding states. Around 1918, the North St. Paul factory had become insufficient for the volume of business the firm was doing, which included the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana. The company looked at several possible sites for the new factory, settling on 1222 University Avenue in St. Paul. The new location was easily accessible by rail, streetcar, bus, and road, and the company felt this was key to the company's growth and success. Rail access was furnished by the Milwaukee Road and the Minnesota Transfer Railway. Some of the company's neighbors included the Montgomery Ward store and warehouse, a Minnesota Highway Department warehouse, and the printing plant and warehouse of Brown and Bigelow. Plans for the new factory were announced in August 1922, with four stories of brick, tile, and concrete, measuring 95 feet (29 m) by 150 feet (46 m). Construction began in September 1922, and the building was opened for business in June of 1923. The North St. Paul Casket Company changed its name to the St. Paul Casket Company and advertised that it sold "wholesale funeral supplies." The building contained at least twice the floor space of its old North St. Paul factory. The plan was similar to other vertical urban factory designs that were built at the time, where production flowed from the top floors to the bottom, the construction was fireproof, and there were large steel-sash windows and skylights. Fire protection was developed with an automatic sprinkler system fed by a rooftop water tank, concealed in a dramatic tower. The St. Paul Casket Company operated out of this building until 1951. Later tenants included the Snyder Drug Store corporation, who used it as their general office and warehouse from 1952 through 1962; Dimensional Display and Design in the 1970s; and Landfill Music and Books at the time of the National Register nomination. It was then acquired by JB Vang, which used federal and state historic tax credits, low income housing tax credits, and tax exempt bonds to convert the building into affordable housing. Fifty-five units were planned, and not much major restoration was required due to the solid reinforced concrete construction. The large factory windows allowed plenty of light in apartments, and the building has proximity to the Lexington station of the Metro Green Line (Minnesota) and Allianz Field. Fifteen units are considered affordable for people earning 30% of the area's median income, with rents from $665 to $785 per month. Forty units are affordable for people earning 60% of the area median income, with rents from $1365 to $1624 per month.

The Prom Ballroom was a dance hall in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, which opened in 1941 with a performance by Glenn Miller. The club played a diverse array of acts, ranging from rock to polka and jazz, and included acts like Count Basie and Lawrence Welk. The house orchestra was called the Jules Herman Orchestra. The infamous and ill-fated "Winter Dance Party" was the attraction on January 28, 1959.The Prom Ballroom was located at 1190 University Avenue West. It was torn down in 1987.

High School for Recording Arts (HSRA) is a public charter high school located in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The school pioneered the concept of connecting with at-risk students through a hip-hop music program, hence the nickname "Hip-Hop High." There are no tuition fees.

Lexington Park was the name of a former minor league baseball park in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was the home of the St. Paul Saints from 1897 through 1956, when it was replaced by the first version of Midway Stadium. Lexington Park was commissioned by baseball owner Charlie Comiskey to serve as home for his St. Paul Saints Western League baseball franchise. In late 1899 the league changed its name to the American League in an ultimately successful bid to gain major league status. While the Saints were initially a member of that league, Comiskey moved his team to Chicago prior to Opening Day 1900 (where they still exist today as the Chicago White Sox). As such, the ballpark holds at least the technical distinction of being the original home to a current American League franchise—even if, admittedly, the league wasn't major at the time, and not a single major league game was ever played there. Comiskey continued to own the ballpark for another decade or so (leasing it out to a replacement American Association club), until finally selling it to local interests in 1909. It was on the block bounded by Lexington Parkway, University Avenue, Fuller and Dunlap. Home plate was originally in the southwest corner of the block. Following a fire in November, 1915, a steel and concrete grandstand was built with the plate repositioned to the northwest corner. Lights were installed in 1937. The first night game was played on July 15, with the Saints hosting the arch-rival Minneapolis Millers. The teams played again the next night, at Nicollet Park's first night game. The 6-decades-old ballpark did not quite go out in a wave of euphoria the way its Twin Cities cousin Nicollet Park did, but the Saints did manage to defeat the Minneapolis Millers in the final game. Although demolished in the 1950s, elements of the park remain in existence to this day. A significant segment of the southwestern foundation can still be seen by the knowledgeable observer, and as late as the 1990s a grocery store on the site (since demolished) preserved the location of Lexington's home plate with a distinctively-shaped commemorative floor tile. The area is currently being redeveloped. An Aldi grocery store is one of the most recent additions to the site. According to Stew Thornley's 2006 book, a plaque that had once been affixed to the grocery store is now reinstated, at the TCF Bank branch building.

Skyline Tower is a large low-income high rise apartment complex in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The building is also often called St. Anthony Tower, or 1247 St. Anthony. At 240 feet (73 m) it is the largest single HUD-subsidized building in Minnesota, and the 22nd-tallest building in Saint Paul. With over 500 units it is the largest single-building subsidized housing complex in the U.S. west of Chicago. The building is run by CommonBond Communities, the largest developer or owner of affordable rental housing in Minnesota. The nonprofit bought the building in 2000 with the help of U.S. Bank. The building was previously owned by Skyline Towers Co and managed by Sentinel Management Co.

The Franciscan Brothers of Peace is a Roman Catholic, Franciscan association for men. It was founded in 1982 by Michael Gaworski. It was recognized as a public association of the faithful in 1994 by Archbishop Roach. The mother house of the order is in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. As of January 2020 they were 11 brothers. In keeping with their pro-life charism, the Brothers advocate for the unborn, the handicapped, the elderly and the poor.

Hamline Avenue station is a light rail station on the METRO Green Line in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along University Avenue on both sides of the intersection with Hamline Avenue. The station has split side platforms, with the westbound platform on the north side of the tracks west of Hamline and the eastbound platform on the south side of the tracks east of the intersection.Along with Victoria Street Station and Western Avenue Station, this station was originally planned to be an infill station that would be built after the main line had been constructed when there was sufficient demand. However, significant political pressure and changes in the Federal Transit Administration's rules led to an early 2010 announcement that it would be built with the rest of the line.Construction in this area began in 2011. The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.

Lexington Parkway station is a light rail station along the METRO Green Line in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along University Avenue on both sides of the intersection with Lexington Parkway. The station has split side platforms, with the westbound platform on the north side of the tracks west of Lexington and the eastbound platform on the south side of the tracks east of the intersection.Construction in this area began in 2012. The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.

The Church of St. Columba is a Roman Catholic church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The parish was formed in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood in 1915. After the mid-twentieth century baby boom, the church was expanding and needed a new building. Then-pastor Michael Casey contracted with architect Barry Byrne to design and construct the building. Byrne was based in Chicago and his formal schooling ended in the Ninth Grade. Byrne worked under Frank Lloyd Wright and was involved with the Prairie School of architecture before later turned towards Expressionist architecture. Byrne designed the building later in his career. The 1949 church is very similar in design to St. Francis Xavier Church in Kansas City, Missouri, that was also designed by Byrne. The pastor Michael Casey had the bell tower built to look like an Irish round tower. The interior of the church is built from two overlapping circles. This creates an elliptical interior and an overhead profile that resembles a fish. The fish is one of the earliest symbols of Christianity and the construction of the shape of the church was undoubtedly intentional. The amount of light available on the inside of the building is worth mentioning. There are more than 24 slit like clerestory windows that let natural light in. The interior lightness contrasts with the heavy concrete exterior. The interior of the church features an under lit cove close to the ceiling. Twin Cities architecture critic Larry Millett views the altar as being small for the large interior of the building. Vincent Michael also believes that the altar is undersized compared to the size of the nave.Unlike St. Francis Xavier the entrance doors are made of metal instead of polished glass. Michael Vincent believes it still leaves the impression of emptiness underneath the bell tower. To create the internal shape the external walls are curved. They are constructed of limestone. There is a large amount of concrete and has been described as a "tour de force" of concrete. Several elements of the church are viewed as unique due to their combination. Millett sees the slots in the bell tower, the granite crosses embedded in the exterior walls and the metal on the entrance doors as a special grouping.Millett describes the building as a "high point in modern church architecture in the Twin Cities" and notes it as being removed from many religious and architectural norms. Other critiques note it as having shapes and orders that defy orthodox expectations.

James Griffin Stadium is a 4,367-capacity stadium in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Songs of Hope is an international performing arts summer camp in Minnesota, United States, founded in 1990 by the Minnesota nonprofit organization, Sounds of Hope Ltd. The camp hosts children aged 10–13 from the United States and abroad, who participate in a program built around cultural sharing. The country delegations are partly subsidized by corporate and foundation donors. The project also has a focus on performance, and the children go on a three-week concert tour at the end of the six-week program each summer.

Concordia University, St. Paul is a private university in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1893 and enrolls nearly 5,600 students. It is an affiliate of the eight-member Concordia University System, which is operated by the second-largest Lutheran church body in the United States, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. The school was a two year college until 1964. The present name Concordia University, St. Paul was adopted in 1997.