gr00386.xml Ramsey County: St. Paul: Housing and Redevelopment Authority An Inventory of Its Redevelopment Project Files at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
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 Finding aid encoded by Shelby Edwards and Cheri Thies, September 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Redevelopment project files. 1953-1969. Materials in English. Correspondence, reports, maps and site plans, photographs, legal documents, public hearing materials, and appraisal records documenting the redevelopment activities of the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) during the 1950s and 1960s. 1.2 cu. ft. (1 box and 1 partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

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.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics 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. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 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).

Catalog ID number: 001737212

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 105.G.2.5B Subject files: Correspondence regarding housing and relocation, July 1968-September 1969. Estimated Housing Inventory of St. Paul, 1969. Land disposition documents, November 1954-May 1955. Map of Eastern, Western, and Mount Airy Projects, October 29, 1957. Minimum Housing Standards For Displaced Families and Individual Householders, circa 1969. 123.E.10.1B Press releases, 1968.

Announcing ground breakings for Montreal Avenue and Cleveland Avenue projects.

Public housing project list, 1966.

List of public housing projects includes project number, name, address, square feet, acres, number of dwelling units, and size of dwelling units. A map of redevelopment and public housing projects is also included.

105.G.2.5B Redevelopment Plan, amendments, January 1953. Relocation Activity Report, January 1970. Relocation Plan, Revised, January 1953. Relocation Studies for Eastern, Western, and Mount Airy Projects, May 1956-April 1962. Report of Statistical Information for Dunedin Terrace, April 22, 1963. Statistical Report for Entire Downtown: Feasibility Survey and Separate Block Reports, May 7, 1962. Summary Relocation Report for Eastern and Western Redevelopment Projects, March 1958. Summary of St. Paul Redevelopment Program, 1954. Central Park Redevelopment Area: Description and maps, undated. 123.E.10.1B Eastern Redevelopment Area: Appraisal files, 1954. 3 folders.

Appraisal documents for properties in Blocks 2, 5, and 7 of the Eastern Redevelopment Area. Properties were appraised presumably for city acquisition. Information on parcels 39-54, 161-177, and 225-237 include property values, property size, and photographs. Folders are arranged by block and parcel number. Block 2 includes residences and businesses on Broadway, Thirteenth Street, and L’Orient. Block 5 includes residences and businesses on Fifteenth Street, Canada Street, Broadway, and Fourteenth Street. Block 7 includes residences and businesses on Fourteenth Street, Broadway, Thirteenth Street, and Canada Street.

105.G.2.5B Maps, October 1957, October 1959. Meetings Before the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, July 1960. Meetings Before the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, July 1961. Miscellaneous correspondence, September-October 1960. Site plan revisions, July 1957.

Includes maps.

Mount Airy Redevelopment Area: Housing and relocation records, November 1962-August 1966. Property list, January 1957. Upper Levee Redevelopment Area: Appraisal for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of St. Paul, James Stevens, July 1958.

Includes photographs.

 Appraisal records for 365 Upper Levee, 369 Upper Levee, 435 Upper Levee, and Lots 59 and 60 of Upper Levee Addition, September 1959.

Includes photographs.

 Construction of Shepard Road, December 1959. Land sale records, October 1958-1961.

Includes maps.

 Property list with assessed value, undated. Redevelopment Plan for the Upper Levee Renewal Project, June 1958. The Upper Levee Renewal Project, undated.

Includes maps.

 Western Redevelopment Area: Boundary description, February 1957. Contract for Negotiated Sale of Redevelopment Lands in Controlled Areas, June 1961. Development Standards Project, May 1956. Estimated land values, July 1955. Fair Use Values of Properties on South Side of Rondo Avenue to be Sold to Highway Department, undated. Land purchasing contracts, June 1957-May 1961.

Includes maps.

 Miscellaneous agreements and deeds, January 1956-June 1959. Miscellaneous correspondence, July 1956-February 1961. National Redevelopment Corporation, November 1957, January 1961.

Contracts and records.

Parcel descriptions, undated. Plat of Survey for Each Block, December 1955, January 1956.

By Warren Forsberg, Land Surveyor.

Public hearing documents, December 1957-April 1964. Ravoux Company, January 1960-August 1961.

Correspondence and records.

Redevelopment Plan, Modification No. 1, February 24, 1960. Redevelopment Plan Narrative Report, undated. Reuse Appraisal for Tracts, undated. Rice Street widening, April 30, 1958. Sale of Redeveloped Lands to Trinity Lutheran Church, September 1958. Sears, Roebuck and Company, October 1959-1960.

Correspondence, records, and maps.

Summary of Proposed Changes in Western Redevelopment Project, July 1955. Technical Review of Proposals for Purchase Parcel No. 5, February-March 1962.

A comparison of development plans from four potential redevelopers.

Western Park construction and development, October 1956-June 1959. Western Redevelopment Area housing appraisal files:

Appraisal documents for properties involved in the Western Area Redevelopment Project. Properties were appraised presumably for city acquisition and future demolition. Some folders contain property photographs. Folders are arranged by street name and address and dates range from June 1953-January 1957.

Aurora Avenue: 164-166, September 14, 1953. 168, September 11, 1953. 174, September 14, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 176-178, September 18, 1953. 180-182, September 18, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 184-186, September 18, 1953. 188, September 18, 1953. 190, September 18, 1953. 192-194, September 18, 1953. 196, September 18, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 Farrington Avenue: 401-405, August 17, 1953-September 12, 1956.

Includes photographs.

 406, August 27, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 Fuller Avenue: 157, September 20, 1953. 159-161, September 15, 1953. 163-165, September 15, 1953. 167-169, September 15, 1953-October 9, 1954. 171-173, September 5, 1953. 175-179, September 15, 1953. 181-183, September 16, 1953. 185-187, September 16, 1953. 189-191, September 16, 1953. 193, September 24, 1953. 195-197, September 16, 1953. 201-203, September 16, 1953. 205-207, June 11, 1953. 211, September 16, 1953. 215, September 16, 1953. 218, September 1, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 236, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 238, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 246, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 250, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 254, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 [256; See 416 Galtier Avenue.] 268, August 27, 1953. 272, August 27, 1953. 276, August 27, 1953. 278, August 27, 1953. 280, August 27, 1953. 284, August 27, 1953. 286-290, August 27, 1953. 292-294, August 27, 1953. 312, August 7, 1953. Galtier Avenue: 409-421, August 27, 1953. 416, August 26, 1953.

Appraisal includes 256 Fuller Avenue; also photographs.

 Louis Street: 409, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 Rice Street: 425, September 14, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 435, September 14, 1953-February 1957. West Central Avenue: 239, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 243, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 247-249, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 253, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 257, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 261, August 26, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 263, September 1, 1953-January 7, 1957.

Includes photographs.

 271, August 27, 1953. 273, August 27, 1953. 277, August 27, 1953. 279, August 27, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 283, August 27, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 287, August 27, 1953. 289, August 27, 1953. 291-294, August 27, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 297, August 27, 1953. 299, August 27, 1953. 305, August 27, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 307, August 27, 1953. 311, August 27, 1953. 313, August 27, 1953.

Includes photographs.

 315, September 3, 1953. 319, August 17, 1953. 321, August 17, 1953. 325, August 17, 1953.