Tag: Origin Stories
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Origin Story, Part the Sixth: John Irvine, Granddaddy of W7 / St. Paul
While Irvine Park and Hillside commemorate John Irvine, his legendary civic role in the birth of our neighborhoods and city is somewhat neglected. Prior to 1849 St. Paul was a…
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Origin Story, Part the Fifth: The Delusion of Downtown St. Paul
There is a misconception that the City of St. Paul grew out of a downtown district. Through the 1800s nothing could be further from the truth—both then, and now. Rather…
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Origin Story, Part the Fourth: Les Français arrivent avec les Ojibwés
In the 1500s eight thousand years of Dakota way of life and territorial integrity in Minnesota was challenged by European colonial powers. Following Christopher Columbus’ voyage across the Atlantic to…
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In Memorium: Richard L Kutz 1949-2025
Uppertown blocks celebrate the life of their neighbor Richard Kutz. From his birth residence on the fourth floor of the Paulina Building, Leech and West Seventh, to his home of…
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“Origin Story” to Have a Second Printing
Joe Landsberger’s history of the West End, “Origin Story of Fort Road/West Seventh Street, the Township/City of Saint Paul, the Territory/State of Minnesota: Glacial Age Forward,” sold out its first…
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Origin Story, Part the Fourth: Les Français arrivent avec les Ojibwés
In the 1500s eight thousand years of Dakota way of life and territorial integrity in Minnesota was challenged by European colonial powers. Following Christopher Columbus’ voyage across the Atlantic to…
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Origin Story, Part the Third: Native Lands
For eight thousand years the Dakota navigated the waterways of our state in their dugout canoes. This network of streams and rivers was created by great glacial floods that also…
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Origin Story, Part the Second: Deluge
Dakota historians (Westerman/White, 2012): “The relationship of a people to the lands where they live is crucial for understanding their history and culture.” But what “made” the lands? Beginning 800…
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Origin Stories: An Introduction
Since the 1970s the Community Reporter has been blessed with reporters, editors and board members who have documented the history of our neighborhoods in its pages, as well as small…
