Stage Coaching

The location of the old Gellenbeck stage station coming from St. Anthony and Fort Snelling on the dusty road to St. Peter and points South, in Minnesota Territorial days. 2, 000 guns, historic Concord coaches, food and Western hospitality extended by Osborne and Marie Klavestad. Howdy: 15 ridin’ miles from Mpls. and St. Paul.

St. Paul’s Shopping District

Bounded by Fourth and Jackson streets on the south and east, and St. Peter and Eighth streets on the west and north, with extensions on West and East Seventh. If we are near to Robert street, we will do well to start from the corner of Fifth, on Robert. where we find with in two … Read more

A Wink at the Willard

Built around the corner from the old Minnesota State Capital building in 1889, the Colonnade Apartment building was originally a 6 story structure. The top two floors were removed following a tragic fire on December 13th, 1955. This fine pile of bricks has changed names a few times over the years. Originally opened as the … Read more

The Old Orpheum

The big names played at Fifth and St.Peter back in the heyday of St. Paul’s Orpheum Theater. Sarah Bernhard, Lionel Barrymore, Eddie Cantor, Al Joson, W.C. Fields and Will Rogers all took a turn there on the vaudeville stage. The Orpheum opened in 1906 and played host to traveling acts for at least 17 years … Read more