St. Paul daily globe., 1891-07-27
ST. ANTHONY PARK.
Its History and Great Points OF
Excellence.

Its History and Great Points OF
Excellence.
st. Anthony Park is an integral part
of the-eitY of st. Paul. lying at its west
ern border, and Immediately adjoining
the easter city limits of Minneapolis.
As is generally known. the business
centers Of the two cities are distant
from each other about ten miles, but all
the land lying between these centers
IS included in the limits of either one or
the other city. At a comparatively
early day this inteTurban district as it
is called, began to be substantially i'm
proved by the building up of such sub
urbs as Merriam Park. St. Anthony
Park, Union Park, Manchester Park and
llamline, according as existing rail
road lines made access TO either or both
cities easy and convenient. When the
villages named were first laid out they
were outside the city limits of either
city, although between them both and
Immediately in the trend OF population
and improvement as both cities grew
from year to year. The expected hap
pened a few years since and all the in
terurban tract became a part of either
Minneapolis or st. Paul by the extern
sion of the city limits, so that st. An
thOny Park, as has already been stated,
is now a part OF the main city OF st.
Paul, having all the advantages of mu-
nicipal government and police protec-
ton and ali such street and public
improvements as water, gas, sewerage
and electric lights. St. Anthony Park
was originally a tract of 245 acres,
lying between ST. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, coming into its present ownership
in 1884. when It was purchased by c.
II. Pratt. of Minneapolis, who organized
at once the StAnthOny Park Company.
st. ANTHONY Park has been laid out in
accordance with the topography of the
ground. due regard being had TO the
natural beauties of the situation. The
land lies high, is in some parts well
wOoded. and has broken and rolling
surface. All these features have been
kept in view by the surveyors who
plated and arranged the subdivisions
under which the property has been sold.
The present company, upon acquiring
the tract, Immediately began improve
ments upon large scale. and has, dur
ing the past five years. spent in street
and building improvements more than
$500. 900. Under the direction of the
city engineer of St. Paul the streets
have been graded full width. sidewalks
built, sh de trees planted, city water in
trOduced on all graded streets, aud ar
raugements for sewers in the
near future perfected. Although as
yet parks IN this neighbOrhOOd
are not an absolute necessity
tor the purpose of light and air. gener-
Gus provision has been made for them
as pleasure grounds and they are now
being improved under the supervision
OF the park commissioner of st. Paul
in the same beautiful manner as those
lying near the centerS of the two cities.
Ii is only inst TO the St. Anthony Park
company 10 say here that the company
gave to the city of st. Paul the land for
Langford park. a tract of eleven acres.
ana the land for Hampden park, tract
of five acres. Both of these tracts are
now undergoing improvements by the
city. In addition TO the houses which
the company built for sale and has al
ready disposed of. it is Sill the owner
of fifty substantially built, we'll ar
ranged, slightly residences, which have
cost it over 100000 and which have
rental value Of Sl0000 per year.
The railroad trackage now owned by
the St.AnthOny Park Company amounts
to more than 5000 feet This trackage
is at the present lime used by the Min