- 192 pages
- English
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About This Book
Incorporated in 1887, South St. Paul grew rapidly as the blue-collar counterpart to the bright lights and sophistication of its cosmopolitan neighbors Minneapolis and St. Paul. Its prosperous stockyards and slaughterhouses ranked the city among America's largest meatpacking centers. The proud city fell on hard economic times in the second half of the twentieth century. Broad swaths of empty buildings were razed as an enticement to promised redevelopment programs that never happened. In 1990, South St. Paul began to chart out its own successful path to renewal with a pristine riverfront park, a trail system and a business park where the stockyards once stood. Author and historian Lois A. Glewwe brings the story of the city's revival to life in this history of a remarkable community.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements and Contributing Authors
- Introduction
- 1. Indians, Missionaries and Settlers Arrive
- 2. Business, Politics and Passions
- 3. The Smell of Money
- 4. They Came to Work
- 5. South St. Paul Women
- 6. Neighborhood Memories
- 7. The End of an Era
- 8. Reclaiming the River
- 9. Gangsters, Governors, Flames and Foot Longs
- 10. Before and After Images
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- About the Author