Hamline-Midway, Saint Paul
Hamline-Midway, or just Midway, is a neighborhood and city planning district in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States. It is Planning District 11. The neighborhood is bounded by Transfer Road on the west, University Avenue on the south, Lexington Parkway on the east, and by the railroad tracks just north of the Pierce Butler Route, on the north.[1] The unofficial boundaries are more loosely defined, however, and the term "Midway" is applied throughout this part of Saint Paul, often well beyond the actual location of the district. The 'Midway' name comes from being midway between downtown Minneapolis and downtown Saint Paul.[2]
Hamline-Midway includes many landmarks, such as Hamline University, Allianz Field, Ax-Man Surplus, and the Turf Club. Snelling Avenue provides a major transportation route and commercial corridor in the center of the neighborhood. The Green Line light rail runs along the southern edge.
The neighborhood has changed significantly since 2000 which has led to some being concerned about gentrification.[3] The Green Line opened in 2014 along the southern boundary of the neighborhood on University Avenue.[4] A bus rapid transit line, the Metro A Line, opened in 2016 along Snelling Avenue.[5] Allianz Field opened in 2019 on the site of a former bus garage and the Midway Shopping Center. The site is technically in the Union Park, Saint Paul neighborhood but the stadium is commonly referred to as being in the Midway neighborhood.[6][7] Redevelopment of the area surrounding the stadium has been slow since opening.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Hamline Midway Community Plan Retrieved on February 2nd, 2024
- ^ Heilman, Dan (13 December 2017). "Midway area is St. Paul's quiet giant | Finance & Commerce". Finance & Commerce. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Hamline-Midway | CURA Twin Cities Gentrification Project". gentrification.umn.edu. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. January 25, 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "How the construction of the Green Line altered the path of St. Paul's Central Corridor and what we can learn from it". kare11.com. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Lindeke, Bill (8 April 2022). "What's next after the death of the Midway CVS". MinnPost. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Melo, Frederick (7 April 2019). "Allianz Field is just the beginning. Here's what's happening — and hoped for — around St. Paul's new soccer stadium". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Cox, Peter (12 August 2015). "Residents worry as pro soccer eyes St. Paul Midway site". MPR News. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Kaul, Greta; Walsh, James (March 8, 2024). "St. Paul's Midway neighborhood still waiting for renaissance around Allianz Field". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2024.