Black and white photograph of downtown St. Paul at the intersection of Eighth and Robert Streets, c.1932.

Intersection at Eighth and Robert looking down Eighth, St. Paul

Downtown St. Paul at the intersection of Eighth and Robert Streets, c.1932.

Black and white photograph of the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Lake Street, Minneapolis, 1956.

Intersection of Chicago Avenue and Lake Street, Minneapolis

This image shows the intersection of Lake Street and Chicago at the beginning of 1956. Note the Rialto Theater—which would later become a magnet for anti-pornography protesters—on the left. A photojournalist took this image soon after the city had rebuilt the street to better accommodate automobiles. Lake Street was repaved, widened, and illuminated with state-of-the art florescent fixtures in an effort to make it into what was known at the time as a "Great White Way." These efforts helped to make the street into the center for automobile culture in the region. Dotted by gas stations and drive-ins, the street boasted seventy-four automobile dealers. It also became a magnet for drag racers. These changes to the street's built environment made it inhospitable to pedestrians and weakened the social economy of the street. Businesses left the street en masse in the early 1960s, setting the stage for the Alexander brothers, who were able to profit from these plummeting property values. This photograph was taken on January 9, 1956, by the Minneapolis Star Journal.

Intersection of Sixth and Minnesota Streets, St. Paul

Intersection of Sixth and Minnesota Streets, St. Paul

North-facing view of the intersection of Sixth and Minnesota Streets, St. Paul. Photograph by A. F. Raymond, 1890.

Color image of the intersection of State Street and Monument Road, Brook Park, August 7, 2017. Photograph by Alan W. Slacter.

Intersection of State Street and Monument Road

Intersection of State Street and Monument Road, Brook Park, August 7, 2017. Photograph by Alan W. Slacter.

Black and white photograph of the intersection of Washington Avenue and Plymouth Avenue North in North Minneapolis, January 31, 1955.

Intersection of Washington Avenue and Plymouth Avenue North in North Minneapolis

The intersection of Washington Avenue and Plymouth Avenue North in North Minneapolis, January 31, 1955.

Interstate 94 construction at Dale Street and St. Anthony

Interstate 94 construction at Dale Street and St. Anthony

Interstate 94 construction at Dale Street and St. Anthony, c.1966. Construction of I-94 in St. Paul displaced African American residents.

Map of interstate boundaries in Lake Superior ultimately fixed in 1947.

Interstate boundaries in Lake Superior

Map of interstate boundaries in Lake Superior ultimately fixed in 1947.

Black and white photograph of an Interstate State Park comfort station, 1950.

Interstate State Park comfort station

Interstate State Park comfort station, 1950.

Color image of a Interstate State Park retaining wall along the St. Croix River.

Interstate State Park retaining wall

Interstate State Park retaining wall along the St. Croix River.

Streetcar station, Wildwood Amusement Park, c.1915.

Interurban streetcar station (White Bear Lake), Wildwood

Streetcar station, Wildwood Amusement Park, c.1915.

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