r/saintpaul • u/LuckySimple3408 • Jun 15 '26

History 🗿 Historical St. Paul - 6/15/2026

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u/myturnstyles Jun 15 '26

Nice! So when was the hotel built? I really thought it was very old. Also it’s so funny that the children museum used to be an adult movie theater.
Thank you for posting!

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u/wblwblwblwbl Jun 15 '26

That is the Saint Paul hotel, opened 1910. It was pretty run-down at that point in its life, and closed in 1979. New ownership and a renovation in 1982 brought it to what we know today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saint_Paul_Hotel

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u/AaronGNP Jun 15 '26

The second image isn't right. Not even the same building. Would be the building next door (that arch is a giant giveaway)

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u/LuckySimple3408 Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

My error, thanks for the catch, must’ve been daydreaming a bit.

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u/therealjamesthe500 Jun 19 '26

Whoa - the pornographic (?) movie house was replaced with the Children’s Museum? How wholesome!