Motor Line Improvement Company waiting station at Woodland avenue and Lewis street; built in 1892; converted to a residence; Glen Avon Presbyterian church built in 1893; florist in station
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The first streetcars to St. Louis Park were operated by the Minneapolis Land & Investment Company, which was invovled in the development of real estate in the city.
Looking northwest at a southbound car on Greenbrier Street. The caption reads "1880, and this is last car on Greenbrier before the line was moved to Payne Avenue" The caption appears to be incorrect as the line stayed on Greenbrier. The car depicted wasn't delivered until 1884.
Streetcar 169 with trailer 136. This photo shows the first electric streetcars on the first line in Saint Paul on February 22, 1890. Thomas Lowry and Archbishop John Ireland are in the front row on 169.