Geography of the Twin Cities



PART IConcepts of Urbanization

Key Definitions

Development of the Twin Cities

Physical Setting & Historical Images
(Kaposia Village, Fort Snelling, Old St. Paul)

Illustrated Readings
- Historical Geography of St. Paul and Environs
- Building the City
- Architectural Styles of Twin Cities Homes

Development Slide Shows
Part 1. The Earliest Phase of Development
Part 2. Walking City
Part 3. Railroad Era
Part 4. Streetcar Era
Part 5. Industrial Suburb and Ethnicity
Part 6. Planning Response to the Industrial City
Part 7. Residential Development
Part 8. Auto Era and Suburban Competition
Part 9. Redevelopment Planning
Part 10. Deinsturialization
Part 11. Renewed Interest in the Core

 PART IIResidential Districts of the Twin Cities

Residential Zones

Slide Shows
- St. Anthony Park
- The Lake District of Minneapolis
- Grand Avenue & Surrounding Neighborhoods

Readings
- Four Nineteenth-Century Residential Districts
- Swedes in the Twin Cities
- Three River Front Ethnic Neighborhoods
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4)

PART IIISense of Place: Geography & LiteratureReadings
Fictive St. Paul
Geography through LiteratureBibliography of NovelsDiscussion Questions

CREDITS

Content: Developed by David A. Lanegran, John S. Holl Professor of Geography, Macalester College
and Coordinator, Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education (MAGE)

Images: Unless otherwise noted, all slide images were taken by Lanegran
Grand Avenue Sketch: Jonathon Crowe (’88)

Editor: Amanda Martin (’01)

Project development made possible with equipment purchased from the Friends of Paul Gerhardt, Jr. Class of ’78 gift fund.

*Illustration by J. Crowe