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'''Payne-Phalen''' is a neighborhood and city planning district in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] in the United States. It is Planning District 5. The area includes several smaller neighborhoods, namely Railroad Island, Phalen Park, Rivoli Bluff, Vento, Wheelock Park, and Williams Hill. It ranges from a blue-collar area to the south to a middle-class area north of Maryland Avenue, including upscale real estate around Lake Phalen.<ref>Kunz, Virginia B. (1979). Discover Saint Paul. Ramsey County Historical Society. pp. 29–30</ref> The neighborhood is part of the larger area known as the East Side of Saint Paul. |
'''Payne-Phalen''' is a neighborhood and city planning district in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] in the United States. It is Planning District 5. The area includes several smaller neighborhoods, namely Railroad Island, Phalen Park, Rivoli Bluff, Vento, Wheelock Park, and Williams Hill. It ranges from a blue-collar area to the south to a middle-class area north of Maryland Avenue, including upscale real estate around Lake Phalen.<ref>Kunz, Virginia B. (1979). Discover Saint Paul. Ramsey County Historical Society. pp. 29–30</ref> The neighborhood is part of the larger area known as the East Side of Saint Paul. A major street in the neighborhood is Arcade Street which hosts [[U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 61]]. Two other major corridors are E. 7th St and Phalen Boulevard.<ref name="Stagnant">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Nick |title=Once stagnant for economic growth, St. Paul's Payne-Phalen corridor on the rebound |url=https://www.startribune.com/stagnant-payne-phalen-corridor-building-momentum-through-local-businesses-again/600376371/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=Star Tribune |date=June 27, 2024}}</ref> |
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Historically, the neighborhood has hosted many immigrant groups.<ref name="Reborn"/> Almost 30% of residents were born in another country in 2020 with a majority of residents being Asian. As recent as 1980, almost 95% of residents were white but by 2020 that number had dropped to about 30%.<ref name="Stagnant"/> |
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The neighborhood and nearby neighborhoods used to have major manufacturing employment with [[Hamm's Brewery]], [[3M]], and [[Whirlpool Corporation]] being major employers.<ref name="Reborn">{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Liv |title=The heart of St. Paul's East Side, Payne Avenue is being reborn as an arts district |url=https://www.startribune.com/the-heart-of-st-paul-s-east-side-payne-avenue-is-being-reborn-as-an-arts-district/571744232/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> Those three major employers as well as several others left the neighborhood in the 1980s to 2000s. For a time, the neighborhood struggled to retain businesses.<ref name="Stagnant"/> Since the 2020s the neighborhood has focused on arts and received increased levels of government and non-profit guided investment.<ref name="Reborn"/><ref name="Stagnant"/> |
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Revision as of 02:58, 14 July 2024
Payne-Phalen is a neighborhood and city planning district in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the United States. It is Planning District 5. The area includes several smaller neighborhoods, namely Railroad Island, Phalen Park, Rivoli Bluff, Vento, Wheelock Park, and Williams Hill. It ranges from a blue-collar area to the south to a middle-class area north of Maryland Avenue, including upscale real estate around Lake Phalen.[1] The neighborhood is part of the larger area known as the East Side of Saint Paul. A major street in the neighborhood is Arcade Street which hosts U.S. Route 61. Two other major corridors are E. 7th St and Phalen Boulevard.[2]
Historically, the neighborhood has hosted many immigrant groups.[3] Almost 30% of residents were born in another country in 2020 with a majority of residents being Asian. As recent as 1980, almost 95% of residents were white but by 2020 that number had dropped to about 30%.[2]
The neighborhood and nearby neighborhoods used to have major manufacturing employment with Hamm's Brewery, 3M, and Whirlpool Corporation being major employers.[3] Those three major employers as well as several others left the neighborhood in the 1980s to 2000s. For a time, the neighborhood struggled to retain businesses.[2] Since the 2020s the neighborhood has focused on arts and received increased levels of government and non-profit guided investment.[3][2]
References
- ^ Kunz, Virginia B. (1979). Discover Saint Paul. Ramsey County Historical Society. pp. 29–30
- ^ a b c d Williams, Nick (June 27, 2024). "Once stagnant for economic growth, St. Paul's Payne-Phalen corridor on the rebound". Star Tribune. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Martin, Liv (July 14, 2020). "The heart of St. Paul's East Side, Payne Avenue is being reborn as an arts district". Star Tribune. Retrieved 14 July 2024.