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Saint Anthony East Neighborhood Tour

5/22/2011

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Neighborhood Profile

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St. Anthony East is located in northeast Minneapolis. The neighborhood extends from Broadway Street NE on the northern border to Central Avenue NE on the east and southeast, Second Avenue NE on the south, and then Fifth and Washington streets NE on the west. The neighborhood is part of the former village of St. Anthony, established in 1849 on the east bank of the Mississippi River. St. Anthony Falls –the neighborhood’s namesake– was seen in 1680 by Father Louis Hennepin, a Jesuit who is credited with being the first European to explore the area that is now Minneapolis. He named the falls after his patron saint, St. Anthony of Padua.
St. Anthony East is characterized by its number of churches, reminders of a not-so- distant past when people from different European countries moved into the area. These immigrants settled in neighborhoods around their churches, which held them together as social and religious groups.

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Source: Minneapolis Neighborhood Profiles

Tour Guide

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Karlene, in front of a Pedal Pub, a common sighting in Northeast Minneapolis.
Karlene Wieland, Founder and CEO of Bedtime Bones LLC, an organic chamomile dog treat designed for your dogs bedtime.  Jeremy Wieland is her hubby and he works at Tiger Oak Publications in downtown Minneapolis.  They share their home with their furry family, Bogie and Bacall, kittens extraordinaire and Koszi, a rescue dog and the inspiration for Bedtime Bones. When Karlene is not promoting, selling or researching the market for her next product, she's at an art opening with Jeremy and friends, in the backyard with her puppy or at the barn playing with her horse. Karlene and I have known each other for approximately four years as she used to work for my current employer. 

The Tour Route

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We walked most of the perimeter of the St. Anthony East neighborhood.

Tour Highlights

I met Karlene at her home, a Queen Anne which was featured on the 2009 Minneapolis St. Paul Home Tour. Even though it seemed it would start raining any moment, we took our chances and started our tour on foot.
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This Queen Anne, complete with a picket fence was built in 1900.
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Community Commons Park, owned and maintained by the St. Anthony East Neighborhood Association.
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Summer Street Community Garden.
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Springtime in St. Anthony East is blooming with lilacs.
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Vegas Lounge, Central Avenue NE & Spring Street NE.
Vegas Lounge, 965 Central Avenue NE, is known for its karaoke, offered 7 nights a week! Jimmy K. wrote a love note about this unassuming bar on Yelp: Beloved Vegas Lounge. When I eventually leave Minneapolis, I might miss you most of all.
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Clare Apartments, housing with a mission.
Clare Housing is an organization whose mission is to provide affordable, safe and stable house and supportive services for people living with HIV/AIDS to lead dignified and satisfying lives. 
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Spring Manor, apartment highrise.
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St. Anthony East resident and her ferret, Butt.
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Newer townhomes along 3rd Avenue NE.
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Madison Street NE, a cul-de-sac street ending north of 3rd Avenue NE.
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A home and garden on Madison Street NE. Karlene and her husband refer to this as the smurf house because of low ceilings.
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I appreciated the architectural detail on this apartment building on Madison Street NE.
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St. Anthony Park has a view of downtown Minneapolis and a sledding hill among other park amenities.
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May Mountain, named after Jeanette May, a neighborhood advocate.
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Butterfly Garden, in memory of Marilyn Benjamin is on Spring Street NE.
This sign "Butterfly Garden" sign caught my eye during our walk and I almost passed it by without capturing it. When curating the photos to be featured on this post, I almost passed it by again. Then, I did a quick internet search because I wondered about Marilyn Benjamin and who she is and what happened to her memorial. I found someone else wonders about Marilyn. Robin Russell, a guerilla gardener, has been bringing this memorial garden back to life. 
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Nice night for a bike ride in St. Anthony East.
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Moose on Monroe, 356 Monroe Street NE.
We ended our walking tour at Moose on Monroe, where I met owner, Larry Ranallo, who bought the bar and grill in 2000. Larry grew up in Northeast (Nordeast) and told tales of the days when neighborhoods had names like "Dog Town", "Polish Flats", and "Norwegian Hill" and reflected on the Polish, Ukranian, German, Scandinavian and Lebanese immigrants who built the neighborhood and its many churches and bars. 
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Karlene and Larry. Larry owns Moose on Monroe.
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Moose on Monroe pizza with housemade Italian sausage.
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Meat raffle tickets are sold at Moose on Main.
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Kristie sells pulltabs at Moose on Monroe.
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Donald is a long-time northeast resident who enjoyed a 40-year photography career with the US Army and Honeywell.

St. Anthony East Links

* St. Anthony East Neighborhood Association

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Fill out the tour guide form if you want to take a walk with me and make multiple stops or fill out the neighborhood gem nomination form for me to consider featuring a specific person, place or thing.

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​Karlene did a great job of guiding me through the neighborhood, but I want to hear from you! What are your favorite parts of St. Anthony East? Do you know some of the history of the neighborhood? I'd love to get to know you and take a walk around the neighborhood to continue to highlight your neighborhood gems. 
1 Comment
Erin link
5/22/2011 01:24:30 pm

Great recap of the tour! I've been to tons of the surrounding neighborhoods but not sure I've actually gone anywhere IN this one!

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