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| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Item ID: | 1995_lowertown |
| Title: | Lowertown Urban Village; |
| Short Title: | Lowertown Urban Village |
| Overview: | Over a 20 year period, a unique approach to redevelopment has transformed Lowertown, a nearly defunct warehouse district perched on the edge of downtown St. Paul, into a diverse, vibrant, mixed use urban village with thriving art studios, entertainment, employment, parks and walk-to-work housing.The vision of an "urban village" was implemented through an effective public/private partnership, involving public agencies, private lenders, foundations, neighborhood organizations, the artist community, business associations and many other organizations. Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation (LRC), as the catalyst for the revitalization, has been engaged in three types of activities since its founding: a) as a design center, envisioning a new future for this historic district; b) as a gap financier, providing crucial gap financing for projects; c) as a marketing office working with investors, residents, and business persons in marketing the area. Above all, our program stresses 1) incremental sensitive rehabilitation, rather than large-scale, destructive urban renewal; 2) self-reliance, rather than over-dependence upon public subsidies, 3) maximum leveraging of private investment. The Lowertown project was envisioned, not as a short-term "fix" for a declining neighborhood, but as a long-term approach to recreating a vital, dynamic, economically viable, and desirable new urban neighborhood. As such, the program is ongoing, and anticipated to continue well into the 21st Century. |
| Award Type: |
Citizen Participation Commercial Community Center Housing Urban Design |
| Location: | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Award Cycle: | 1995 |
| Awarded: | Silver Medal Winner |
| Completion Date: | 12/2/1994 |
| Budget: | $428,000,000 |
| Project Type(s): |
Housing Community Center Urban Design Citizen Participation Commercial |
| Subject heading(s): |
Central business districts--Minnesota--Saint Paul. City planning--Minnesota--Saint Paul. Historic buildings--Minnesota--Saint Paul--Conservation and restoration. Housing--Minnesota--Saint Paul. Lowertown (Saint Paul, Minn.)--Buildings, stuctures, etc. Lowertown Urban Village (Saint Paul, Minn.) Mixed-use developments--Minnesota--Saint Paul. Parks--Minnesota--Saint Paul. Urban renewal--Minnesota--Saint Paul |
| Bibliography: | The Rise of Galtier Plaza: A Dynamic Complex Takes Root in St. Paul's Lowertown. Architecture Minnesota 12 (November-December 1986) 52-57.;"Urban Design Report." World Urban Design 1992. [article text in Chinese].;Collins, Richard C., Elizabeth B. Waters and A. Bruce Dotson. America's Downtowns: Growth, Politics, Preservation. National Trust for Historic Preservation [booklet].;Comments. [internal document] (n.d.).;Dean, Andrea Oppenheimer. "New Ways of Reviving an Old Neighborhood." Architecture 72 (November 1983) 72-74.;Design, Conservation & Community Needs: The Mayor's Perspective. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 44th Annual Preservation Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, October 17-19, 1990. [case study notebook].;Global Views Monthly 12 [magazine article; text in Chinese].;Historic Lowertown: A Walking Tour. St. Paul Heritage Preservation Commission. St. Paul, Minnesota. 1988. [brochure].;Inskip, Leonard. "Developers Blend Old with New in St. Paul District.";Lowertown Bulletin. Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation. St. Paul, Minnesota. Fall 1993;Lowertown Bulletin. Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation. St. Paul, Minnesota. Fall 1994.;Lowertown Bulletin. Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation. St. Paul, Minnesota. Spring 1994.;Lowertown Chronology, 1978-1993. (October 27, 1993; revised November 3, 1994). [internal document].;Lowertown Special Report. Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation. St. Paul, MN (n.d.);Lowertown: St. Paul's Exciting New Urban Village. Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation. St. Paul, MN (n.d.) [brochure].;Lu, Weiming and Arnie Niemeyer. "The New Civics: Warehousing the Artists in Lowertown.";Lu, Weiming. "Continuity versus Change." Architecture Minnesota;Mack, Linda. "The Greening of Mears Park: Renovation Bringing Lowertown Area to Life." Minneapolis Star Tribune (July 22, 1992) 1-E.;McAuliffe, Bill. "'Small Town' Gaining Residents in Heart of Downtown St. Paul." Minneapolis Star Tribune (April 11, 1992) 1-B.;Peirce, Neal R. "Rebirth of an Inner City: Model Program in St. Paul." (June 23, 1985). |
| File Size: | 5195 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
Image Still Image |
| File Name: | index.cpd |
Description
| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Title: | Photo |
| File Size: | 97311 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
Image Still Image |
| File Name: | lowertown_01pho.jpg |
