Published on: Tue, 12/04/2007 - 09:12
“The northeast corner of Rice and Winnipeg streets in Saint Paul will become home to part of a new multi-use development,” writes MinnPost’s Joe Kimball:
Always considered a rough-and-tumble working-class neighborhood — known more for boxers and bars than lattes and boutiques — Rice Street has waited for decades as the city hatched the successful rebirth of Grand Avenue and efforts to turn around Selby Avenue, along with redevelopment projects on the West Side, West End and East Side.
So there was much encouragement last week, when residents and dignitaries gathered on a chilly morning for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Winnipeg, a new building project that will put 56 apartments above a first-floor commercial center. It will consist of two three-story brick buildings on either side of Winnipeg Street, on the east side of Rice, just a half mile north of the Capitol.
Click here to read After long wait, Rice Street neighborhood gets a shot at redevelopment.
Rice Street was featured in one of Historic Saint Paul’s Tour Saint Paul neighborhood guides. The neighborhood guides aim to bolster revitalization activity along Saint Paul’s historic commercial corridors. Download the Rice Street guide to learn more about this vibrant street and its surrounding neighborhood.
