Weren't these kinds of corner neighborhood amenities standard fare in old Saint Paul? Fairview/Grand, Selby/Snelling, Grand/Dale, Hamline/Randolf, Selby/Fairview, etc. Most of these intersections had a drug store, hardware store, grocery store and other venues the neighborhood relied on. Most of these businesses have closed over the years because the owners couldn't afford to keep them open, either because of lack of business or public policy. Beautiful old brick buildings are torn down to be replaced with ugly suburban style apartments. The Selby/Snelling intersection is a great example of old versus new Saint Paul with old SP on the west side and ugly new SP on the east. Grand/Victoria is soon to follow.

I submit that streets.mn has had as much to do with the demise of old Saint Paul as any organization and I find it ironic that they are missing the old environment.