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St. Paul: Grand Avenue

Saint Paul's most prestigious shopping street, Grand Avenue stretches over a length of about two and a half miles. Many photos were taken during "Grand Old Day", an annual festival on the street.

       
    
    
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A more elegant apartment building.
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A more elegant apartment building.
 
The medium density housing that is prevalent on Grand Ave.
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The medium density housing that is p…
 
The Lexington, exclusive restuarant on Grand Ave. Many movie stars that have been to Saint Paul dine here.
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The Lexington, exclusive restuarant …
 
Ciattis on Grand.
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Ciattis on Grand.
 
A Snoopy statue and more of the apartments.
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A Snoopy statue and more of the apar…
 
Commercial buildings lining Grand Ave.
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Commercial buildings lining Grand Av…
 
Inside Victoria Crossings.
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Inside Victoria Crossings.
 
The Cooks of Crocus Hill. A two-story store of cookware with a cooking school on the top floor!
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The Cooks of Crocus Hill. A two-stor…
 
Oxford Square, a more modest strip mall on Grand, one of the more modern buildings on the street.
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Oxford Square, a more modest strip m…
 
An elegant, but gated off, front yard on Grand Ave. Useless fact: Grand Avenue was the first street in Saint Paul to allow businesses to run out of houses.
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An elegant, but gated off, front yar…
 
Yes, more apartments. Face it, houses are hard to find in the shopping areas.
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Yes, more apartments. Face it, house…
 
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Grand Ave. balconies, perfect for residents avoiding the crowds at Grand Old Day.
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Grand Ave. balconies, perfect for re…
 
Grand Ave. has a lot of old brick apartment buildings like this.
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Grand Ave. has a lot of old brick ap…
 
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Soul Asylum played at Grand Old Day. I don't know them, but apparently, it was a big deal.
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Soul Asylum played at Grand Old Day.…
 
Brick residential buildings along Grand Ave.
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Brick residential buildings along Gr…
 
Pier 1 on Grand Avenue. The yellowish ball-like thing in the back is actually a giant lemon stand.
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Pier 1 on Grand Avenue. The yellowis…
 
Walgreens on Grand. To go with the character of the street, Walgreens went for dark brick in their facade.
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Walgreens on Grand. To go with the c…
 
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This is the tallest apartment building on Grand Ave.
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This is the tallest apartment buildi…
 
A contemporary Caribou Coffee on Grand Avenue. A busy spot on weekends.
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A contemporary Caribou Coffee on Gra…
 
People at Grand Old Day.
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People at Grand Old Day.
 
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That corner commerical building is one of the larger ones on Grand Ave.
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That corner commerical building is o…
 
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A small band playing instrumental music. Really nice to listen to.
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A small band playing instrumental mu…
 
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