Excelsior Blvd. has always been an important – and at times, notorious – place. In addition to being a major road through town, the buildings that flanked it made up much of St. Louis Park’s commerce and entertainment. Redevelopment has taken and will continue to take these buildings away, but let us remember them and how they served us. (An * indicates a building that is no longer there; most taken for Excelsior and Grand.)
The following are addresses of many (but not all) of the buildings for which we have some historical information. The dates come from phone directories, newspaper articles and ads, and a number of other sources. They are identified by the occupant that was perhaps the most prominent in the past. The chronologies are by no means complete, and we invite you to contact us with any corrections, additions, or other comments. You may also want to check out Gasoline Alley, and Excelsior Blvd.’s Beer Halls.
| 3900 | Gas |
| 3901 |
Gas |
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Al’s Bar |
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Motel |
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House, Office |
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Eberhardt Bldg./Office |
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Minikahda Court Apts. |
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Fowler/Wagon Wheel House |
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| 4100 |
Hanke Houses, Sela |
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Two Duplexes |
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Chatelaine |
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Mrs. Smith |
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| 4131 |
Hanke House |
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4140 |
Boulevard Furniture, Slumberland |
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Perkins |
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| 4200 | Gas |
| 4215 |
Foo Chu |
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Various |
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| 4300 |
Gas, Clark’s Subs, Opitz |
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Colonial Inn |
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| 4304-06 | Opitz |
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Residence |
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| 4315 | Roach Inn |
| 4317-31 | Koval’s Appliances |
| 4331-33 |
Mattress Liquidators
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| 4320-36 |
Underwood’s |
| 4400-30 | Gas, Cronstrom |
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Jon English |
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| 4407-09 | Dairy Queen |
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4415 |
Office, 1958 |
| 4419-25-29 | Gas |
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Colonial Inn |
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| 4500 |
KRSI * |
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Dry Cleaner, Honey & Rye |
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| 4504 |
Chicken Delight * |
| 4509 |
Gas |
| 4510-12 |
Office * |
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Chiropractor * |
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2 story office building* |
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Pizza House/Paragon Office Bldg.* |
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Holt Nursery * |
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Minn. Tree Service, Lang-Nelson Building |
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Jennings * |
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PDQ/Dilly Lilly |
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KFC, Judith McCann |
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SLP Greenhouse |
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Jennings * |
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Swan Cafe |
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Warren Drug/Kindy |
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Classic * |
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Johnson Family Garden, bp Gas |
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Clark Gas * |
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Lynch’s Cafe, Office Building |
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Bunny’s * |
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Gas * |
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Port Arthur Cafe |
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Various * |
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Strip |
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Various * |
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Various, Gold’s Clothing * |
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Offices |
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SLP Garage |
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Engell Dairy/Bally Total Fitness * |
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Lydia Rogers |
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Carpet |
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Lann’s/Walt’s/Antiques |
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Sports and Health |
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Mr. Q’s * |
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Zip Printing |
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Arneson |
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SLP Medical Center |
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Rutherford |
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Dump |
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Citizen’s Bank I |
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Rutherford’s |
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Miracle Mile |
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Dependable Motors |
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Zephyr Oil/Citizen’s Bank II |
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Dairy-Mor Drive-In |
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Anderson Cadillac |
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5200-5400 |
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Duplex Ruth’s Toggery |
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DeMuth Kennel-1935 |
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Hi-way Hobby |
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Lilac Way Shopping Center |
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5407 |
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First Federal |
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Grocery |
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Dairy Queen/Dairy Wipt |
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Enga |
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Shepard |
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Texaco Gas/Kevin Kees |
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Sinclair Gas |
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Standard Gas |
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5707 |
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Mobil Gas/Batteries Plus |
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Shell/Holiday Gas |
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Gas/Pizza Hut/Dentist |
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Gravely Tractors/Midwest Mailing |
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Strip |
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Strip |
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Lumber |
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Phillips “66”/SuperAmerica Gas |
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El Patio to Bunny’s |
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Frederickson |
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Standard/Amoco Gas (Youngstedt’s) |
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Hardware/Northern Aire Pools |
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Holiday Gas |
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Brookside Drug |
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Plehal |
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Carney |
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Brookside Market |
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Scotty’s |
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Gas, Printing, Arts & Flowers |
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Schadow Building |
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Brookside Office Building |
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Private House-Gone |
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Elayne Galleries |
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Poppenhagen Apartments |
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Gas |
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Meadowbrook Medical |
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Methodist Hospital |
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Creekside Office Bldg. |
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Stilts Building |
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Meadowbrook Manor |
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S&L |
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Coast to Coast |
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American Cynamid |