This is a road that has had many names: Superior Blvd., Wayzata Blvd., Highway 12, and Highway 394. The name Wayzata endures on the service road to the freeway, and businesses dot that ribbon of road on both sides of 394.
At one time there was a part of St. Louis Park that was on the north side of the highway, but the freeway took care of that, and now the only section of St. Louis Park north of the highway is the Shelard area, at the westernmost part of the City.
Golden Valley, however, does have some significant patches of land on the south side of the highway.
The years indicated are based on available sources and the buildings may have existed before or after the years indicated.
Also see:
Superior Blvd., Wayzata Blvd., Highway 12, I-394 for information about the road itself
Wayzata Blvd. Buildings – North of I-394
Underlined items are links to more information.
A “G” indicates that the building is now gone.
Cross street Highway 100
Vacant Land – Golden Valley
5051 Wayzata Blvd.: Julius W. Held’s truck farm – 1956
5075 Wayzata Blvd.: G
- John C. Meyer II wanted to build tourist cabins here, but was denied permission
- Marquette Corp. Welding equipment – 1965 – 1967
1325 Utica Ave. So.
1533 Utica Ave. So.: Group Health
5201: Lincon Del West – 1966-80 G
Cross street Utica Ave. So.
5217 Wayzata Blvd.: Built in 1967. North Plaza Building. Connected to 1433 Utica (South Plaza Building) Not really on Wayzata Blvd. 1965: Owned by 112 Corp.
5219 Wayzata Blvd.: Built in 1963 or 1966
- Office City, Inc. (land) – 1959
- Star and Tribune
- Edina Realty
- Park National Bank – 1964
5225: Olive Garden – 1992 G
The Olive Garden site is being redeveloped into an apartment building called the Caraway, with 207 units.
5225/5245: Ambassador Hotel – 1961-91 G
5235: Chili’s – 1992 G
5305: Homewood Suites Hotel – 2009
5353: Park National Bank – 1979
5445: Evanoff Gardens – 1940 to 1949 G
5445/1551 Park Place: Gambles Warehouse – 1959 G
Cross Street Park Place Blvd.
See Candlestick Park for the history of this block of buildings.
5555: Doubletree Hotel – 1981
5657: Storefronts – 1981
5755: Cooper Theater – 1962 to 1992 G
5755: Stahl Construction – 1995
5775: Park Place East – 1980
5875: TGI Friday’s – 1981
Cross Street Zarthan Ave. So.
5901 I: Slocum Bergren/Harrison House – 1956 G
5901 II: SpringHill Suites – 2001
5909: Chris Nelson Cabinet Shop, 1950; Car Dealer – 1967-1975 G
Railroad Tracks
6003-05-09 – Westside Office Park – 1953
1301 Colorado
Cross Street Colorado Ave. So.
6301: NEXT – 1958
6311: Maderick Building – 1963
Cross Street Dakota Ave. So.
6401: Park Lane Carpet – 1961
6415 – McBee /Master Pool and Spa – 1958
6425: Golf and Archery – 1950 to 1956 G
6445: Fuddrucker’s – 1986
6465: Park Place West – 1982
6465 – Bennigan’s – 1982
6475: Steak and Ale, Morrie’s – 1977
6501: Shakey’s/Shelley’s/Timberlodge – 1967
6639/29/61: Prestige Lincoln – 1966
Cross Street Hampshire Ave. So.
6701: Elliot Erskine Excavating – 1956 G
6801-07: Offices – 1967
6817: Mpls. Glass/2nd Wind – 1954
Cross Street Idaho Ave. So.
6905: Robert Hall/Crosstown Marine/Lupient – 1960
6919: Andy Brown Pool Service – 1969
6925: Am. Homes/Frontiersman Gun Shop – 1955
Cross Street Jersey Ave. So.
7005: Gas Station – 1967
7035: Office/Blinds – 1963
Cross Street Kentucky Ave. So.
7113: New Dutch Grill – 1953 G
7115: Comfort First Assisted Living and Memory Care – 2013
7121: Grocery, Skelly, Mr. Donut – 1926-1967 G
Cross Street Louisiana Ave. So.
7201: Blvd. “66” gas station – 1957-67 G
7205: Precision Tune – 1980 G
7325: Valley Park Office Bldg. – 1966-67 G
7331: Tatra Ski Shop/Penrose Carpet – 1967-87 G
7337: Residence G
7401: WDGY Radio Tower – 1927-49 G
7401: Lane Anthony Film Studios – 1967 G
7407: Stonewood Office Bldg. – 1960
7415: Westwood Building – 1962
7515: Westbrook Office Centre – 1964
7525: Westwood Motel/Embers/Davita Dialysis
Cross Street Pennsylvania Ave. So.
7601 I: Residence – 1951-67 G
7601 II: 7601 Building – 1965
Cross Street Rhode Island
7805: Residence – 1928
7815: Residence – 1939
7825: Commercial – 1937
7831: Residence – 1928 G
7841: Texas 12 Building – 1966
7855 – Ann & Andy’s Tavern/Van’t Hull Liquor Store – 1938
Cross Street Texas Ave. So.
(Addresses Unassigned)
1299 Westwood Hills Drive: Skyehill Townhomes
All below are in Golden Valley:
7901 Wayzata Blvd.: Removed
- Westwood Hills Service Station, Earl Horsager, Manager – 1950. John Prusak, Manager, 1967.
- Harland’s Westwood Hills Service – 1970
7921 Wayzata Blvd.: Mrs. Edna Horsager, 1967. Removed
7925 Wayzata Blvd.: Holiday Station – 1982
7931 Wayzata Blvd.: Bruce E. Lucas – 1967
8021 Wayzata Blvd.: Sutherland’s Nursery and Flower Shop – 1956 – 1967
8085 Wayzata Blvd.: Office building, built in 1976
Cross Street Wisconsin Ave. So.
8101 Wayzata Blvd.:
- Arthur L. Burns Trucking – 1967
1015 Wisconsin Ave.
1005 Wisconsin Ave.
Cross Street Wisconsin Ave. So. (loops around)
8325 Wayzata Blvd. – 2003
8401 Wayzata Blvd. – 1974
8421 Wayzata Blvd.
8441 Wayzata Blvd. – Built in 1976
8625 Wayzata Blvd. – removed for intersection with General Mills Parkway.
- Brunswick Carriage House Lanes – 1967
- Hyatt Lodge Motel
- Rosy’s Liquors
- Everett L. Brown
Cross Street General Mills Blvd.
8705 Wayzata Blvd.
- Bert’s Golden Valley Mobil Gas Station – 1967
8805 Wayzata Blvd.: Built in 2005
- Rudy Luther Toyota
8901 Wayzata Blvd.:
- Service Bureau Corp., Data Processing – 1967
8905 Wayzata Blvd.: Built 2006
- Jaguar, Land Rover Dealer
8925 Wayzata Blvd.
- Buhler Corp. Sales and Engineering Facilities – 1967. Food processing equipment and bulk conveying systems. 1971: Peter May, Executive VP; Willi Zogg, Secretary. 775 employees.
9191 Wayzata Blvd.: 2001
9311 Wayzata Blvd.: This might be mislabeled, but if it really was 9311 it would go here.
9525 Wayzata Blvd.: Minnesota Natural Gas – 1967
Cross Street Highway 169
9801 Wayzata Blvd.: May have been part of Kilmer; western end of 169 intersection.
- Ruth C. Cornish requested a permit to mine sand, clay and gravel, 1960.
(City of Minnetonka)