RAMSEY COUNTY: ST. PAUL: HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

The majority of the records concern the Eastern and Western Redevelopment projects, which were conducted on more than 60 acres of land, located in neighborhoods to the immediate east and west sides of the State Capitol. Initial planning for these projects began in 1952, with property appraisal beginning in 1953. By January 1954, the St. Paul HRA had established a housing relocation service to assist those residents whose homes would be demolished by the Eastern and Western projects. By the end of 1957, all 1064 families and 253 single individuals formerly living in the redevelopment areas had been relocated.

Also documented in these records are the Mount Airy and Central Park projects, which were closely associated with the Eastern and Western projects and located in the same area, and the Upper Levee project, which involved the destruction of a residential area located along the Upper Levee of the Mississippi River. Planning and property appraisal for the latter project began in 1958.

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Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Redevelopment Project Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2001-47; 2011-11

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Digitized by: Minnesota Historical Society, September 2019

Catalog ID number: 990017372120104294

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:

City planning -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.

Housing authorities -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.

Public housing -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.

Relocation (Housing) -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.

Urban renewal -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Photographs.

Organizations:

Mount Airy Community (Saint Paul, Minn.).

Places:

Capitol Approach (Saint Paul, Minn.).

Upper Levee (Saint Paul, Minn.).

Document Types:

Photographs -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.

Appraisals -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.

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