St. Anthony Park was a railroad suburb that was expected to become an elite suburb for people living on the East Bank of the Mississippi near the falls of St. Anthony. However, the wealthy population of Minneapolis moved westward toward the Lake District, and St. Anthony Park was redesigned and reoriented toward Ramsey County and St. Paul. Today St. Anthony Park is one of the most successful communities in the Twin Cities; though it has long been under the influence of its neighbor, the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota. At first a high school for farm boys, the University developed this campus into a series of special programs on agriculture and natural resources. Today the St. Paul Campus is an integral part of the University but maintains the programs on agriculture. Early faculty members settled in St. Anthony Park and worked hard to make it into their version of a "college town in the city."

This slide show is based on the book by David Lanegran, St Anthony Park: Portrait of a Community, St. Paul: District 12 Community Council (1987). The book is available from the District 12 Community Council.

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