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The Central Station Block Today

brick and stone. The Saint Paul Athletic Club sits along Bank building. This mid-century modern podium and
Cedar Street, composing approximately two-thirds of extruded tower structure rises over 15 stories tall and
the street frontage, leaving the corner of Cedar and faces the Central Station block. The First National
5th streets open for development. A skyway backs up Bank building sits on Block B and also faces the
to the northeast side of the Saint Paul Athletic Club Central Station block. Built in 1931, this Art Deco,
and provides direct access from the parking garage 32-level stone tower structure steps back as it rises.
along 4th Street to the Northwestern National Bank Another example of the Art Deco style, the Minnesota
building. Building, sits on Block C, directly across 4th Street
from the Saint Paul Athletic Club. The remainder
A recently constructed Green Line LRT station bisects of the 4th Street frontage is dedicated to a parking
the remainder of the Central Station block, traveling ramp. Finally, the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance
from the intersection of Cedar and 5th streets to the Company, now known as the Pioneer Press building,
Figure 2.16: Block D, Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company/ intersection of 4th and Minnesota streets. A station sits on Block D. Constructed in 1955, this eight-story
Pioneer Press Building platform sits on either sides of the tracks, leaving limestone structure sits on a granite base and exhibits
open space in triangular forms - one bounded by 5th horizontal band windows.
Street, Minnesota Street and the LRT tracks and the
other bounded by 4th Street, the Saint Paul Athletic Transportation and Circulation
Saint Paul
Club and the LRT tracks. A third parcel also exists for With the variety of surrounding uses and its proximity
Athletic Club
redevelopment and is bounded by Cedar Street, the to important landmarks in downtown Saint Paul,
Saint Paul Athletic Club and the LRT tracks.
the development of the Central Station block as a
Green Line LRT station creates a key access point for
Block Context residents, employees and visitors of downtown Saint
Each of the blocks surrounding the Central Station Paul. In addition to the LRT station, the Central Station
block contains important historic resources that new
development must draw upon. These blocks and their block also sees large amounts of frequent bus traffic,
historic resources are illustrated on the following with shelters located along 5th Street and Cedar
pages. Street.

Figure 2.17: The Saint Paul Athletic Club occupies the Block A contains the Northwestern National Bank
southern corner of the Central Station block; Google, Building, built in 1971, now known as the Alliance
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