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University Avenue (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
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University Avenue in the
Minneapolis-St. Paul region of
Minnesota begins near the
Minnesota State Capitol in
St. Paul, Minnesota and extends westward into neighboring
St. Paul, Minnesota and extends westward into neighboring
Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis, where it passes the
University of Minnesota, and then turns north to pass through several suburbs before ending in
Coon Rapids, Minnesota. For many years, the road carried
U.S. Highway 52 (at least for part of its length), and University Avenue is still a significant thoroughfare in the area.
University Avenue originally ran along a line several blocks north of its current location, forming a route which once connected the
Minneapolis campus of the
University of Minnesota to
Hamline University in
St. Paul, Minnesota (hence the name). When the construction of the Minnesota rail transfer yards blocked that route, the street was moved one-half mile to the south on the St. Paul side, to what was then called Melrose Avenue. The old University Avenue route was renamed Minnehaha Avenue, which it remains to this day.
Some important neighborhoods the road passes through include
Frogtown, St. Paul (officially, the Thomas-Dale neighborhood) and the
Midway, St. Paul region, both in St. Paul. Broadcaster
Frogtown, St. Paul (officially, the Thomas-Dale neighborhood) and the
Midway, St. Paul region, both in St. Paul. Broadcaster
KSTP and the headquarters of
Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation are located just next to the border of Minneapolis and St. Paul. This was one of the highest points in the area and made an appropriate site for a
radio transmitter. An antenna structure still stands there today, though it is used for
microwave links rather than broadcasting (KSTP and most other Twin Cities stations use the
Telefarm installation in
Shoreview, Minnesota or the nearby
KMSP Tower). A
water tower commonly known as the "
Witch's Hat" stands just a few blocks away in Minneapolis's
Prospect Park, Minneapolis neighborhood.
In
1890, the first
interurban streetcar link between Minneapolis and St. Paul used University Avenue and
Washington Avenue in Minneapolis. History will likely be repeated, since the road is considered the next major candidate for a
light rail line in the Twin Cities, though the
Central Corridor may eventually use
bus rapid transit.
