Restoration Corner: Dateline St. Paul--- Grand Ave Bans the Big Box

Long considered the gold standard for restoration and preservation, Grand Ave in
  
St. Paul has recently enacted a big box ban. Click on the post for the story.

If you are driving through the Twin Cities, just get off at the Marion Exit and beginning at the Cathedral proceed on Summit Ave about a mile. Grand is one block south and runs parallel. Summit Ave features mansions along the first mile or so.

One item of interest--the street light shown in the picture is a dual-historic light. This is not the way it really was. All the old lights were just one bulb. Modern times require more light. And yes, the streets do have paving bricks. How does the Observer know this?

This is where I grew up. Yes. Amidst paving bricks and historic lights. Make a note of it.