Early day St Paul may have started around the Mississippi River docks at Upper Landing, but the City’s heart quickly shifted to the area no known as Downtown. Getting its start as the home of a collection of trade warehouses, Downtown grew fast as railroad lines expanded throughout the region.

Many men who got rich in early day St Paul gave back to the community including Henry Rice whose land donation in 1849 gave way to the Park around which Downtown development accelerated. As an emerging frontier city of dirt roads and wagons, grand buildings such as the Federal Court House (Landmark Center) and Windsor Hotel (St Paul Hotel) served as magnets attracting residents and commerce. The young city center quickly shed its small wooded buildings and became packed with over 75 huge mansions before later development of large commercial buildings took their place.

Over the decades Downtown St Paul became home to historic court cases, prohibition bootleggers, mobsters, and some of the Nations most powerful businessmen. Throughout its changes, the city has continued to grow around its historic city center while maintaining the festivals and personality that have made St Paul a worthy place to visit any time of year.

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