In other news, a PARADE will be marching down #GrandAve today.

Bell tower of the cathedral with the body in shadow

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. #StreetPhotography #GrandAve #CityOfAngels #DTLA

Disney Hall

So long, Frank. #StreetPhotography #GrandAve #DisneyHall

Bell tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

Bell tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. #StreetPhotography #GrandAve #CityOfAngels

Utility box with a bee and a heart painted on it

#StreetPhotography #GrandAve #UtilityBox

New Haven-style pizza chain OG Zaza plans store on Grand Avenue in St. Paul - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal New Haven-style pizza chain OG Zaza is set to open its fifth brick-and-mortar location in three years, the newest finding its home on St. Paul’s Grand Avenue.

RIP Big E on #GrandAve. We would have bought your food if your windows weren't egg yolk yellow, if your sandwiches had been 40% cheaper, and if you hadn't been owned by a jerk celebrity chef.

A new pizza place sounds awesome!

Two #GrandAve business owners have started a campaign to “save Grand Ave’s parking” - even though parking utilization is below 50%, and parking is only planned to be removed on one side of the street.

It seems they’re trying to get signatures for a petition against upcoming safety improvements.

Delivery area under a roadway with shafts of light cutting through dust

This delivery area always gets the shaft. #StreetPhotography #DTLA #GrandAve #FourthStreet

Purple graffiti: car girl

Feels like this tag could start a whole indie manga series. #StreetPhotography #GrandAve #TheWordOnTheStreet

Theosophy Hall sign

It's amazing how many fringe sects have cool signage in LA #StreetPhotography #JeffersonBlvd #GrandAve #ClassicSign

#ThrowbackThursday #TBT Here is another one of Waldolf riding his #Stingray #bike in the #prideSTL parade down #GrandAve towards #TowerGrove Park In #StLouis #STL So many years ago #pride #Pridemonth #fursuit #fursuiter #fursuiting #bear #costume #fursuitfriday #pride

The LA Phil, Disney Hall, and a bit of the Dorothy Chandler

If music be the food of love… #StreetPhotography #DTLA #GrandAve

Brood museum with just a little bit of Disney Hall visible

The Brood with a side of Disney. #StreetPhotography #DTLA #GrandAve

The LA Public Library tower between two skyscrapers

The LA Public Library poking up. #StreetPhotography #DTLA #FifthStreet #GrandAve #LAPL

Tower with a twisty path to nowhere

Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts #GrandAve #DTLA #StreetPhotograpy

The flowing Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

Disney Hall #DTLA #FirstStreet #GrandAve #StreetPhotography #DisneyHall

Sneak Peek: Razava Bread Take a look inside the new (old) bakery opening in St. Paul.

I am very excited to eat lunch here. #GrandAve

Grand Avenue: 9 new businesses in the spotlight for Small Business Saturday A gourmet cookie shop, a music school and a mental health clinic recently opened on the avenue, adding to Minnesota’s 547,493 small businesses.

1. #Upzone one of the city's key commercial corridors.

2. Ten new businesses have opened! #GrandAve #SaintPaul

This was a great interview with lots of #GrandAve content. Ari Parritz is a super approachable & responsible developer and @facilitatorsher.bsky.social & Ian asked excellent questions. #N4MN

St. Paul developer plans purchase of Victoria Crossing East Mall, former Billy’s site, for redevelopment A St. Paul developer has plans to redevelop half a block of real estate on the north side of Grand Avenue, likely replacing the mall at Victoria and Grand, the former Billy’s on Grand restaurant and a...

#GrandAve could be getting grander! You love to see it. finance.yahoo.com/news/st-paul...

‘Stay there forever if we could’: After 106 years, MSP Plumbing, Heating and Air to leave Grand Avenue They’re heading out to the suburbs, but not because of dissatisfaction with Grand.

A wonderful consequence of not providing too much free parking: a service business on #GrandAve will be replaced by...probably, hopefully...coffee shops & retail. www.twincities.com/2024/09/15/m...

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Urbanists, does anyone know anything about Rethos and their Main Street Program? This is being proposed for #GrandAve in Saint Paul and their website is too vague for me to form an opinion. Are they mostly focused on historic preservation?

East Grand Avenue zoning restrictions eased In an effort to encourage development on the eastern end of Grand Avenue, the Saint Paul City Council on August 14 amended a zoning overlay district that since 2006 has

Jane McClure & the Villager finally write about upzoning of #GrandAve, quoting only NIMBYs.

Very much worth the read just for Sonja Mason's angry rant.

Here is another one of Waldolf riding his #Stingray #bike in the #prideSTL parade down #GrandAve towards #TowerGrove Park In #StLouis #STL So many years ago #pride #Pridemonth #fursuit #fursuiter #fursuiting #bear #costume #fursuitfriday #pride

Here is another one of Waldolf riding his #Stingray #bike in the #prideSTL parade down #GrandAve towards #TowerGrove Park In #StLouis #STL So many years ago #pride #Pridemonth #fursuit #fursuiter #fursuiting #bear #costume #fursuitfriday #pride

A kiddie bucket train during Grand Old Day

A transportation proposal for #GrandAve

Plants blocking sidewalk spring 2022

Plants for sale on racks in street

Frattalone's on #GrandAve using street parking spots instead of sidewalk ROW to sell plants is a huge improvement. More of this!
2022 vs today in pics.

Russell’s Bar and Grill to open in Tavern on Grand space The man behind the restaurant, Todd Russell, bought the building in 2022.

This seems uncharacteristically healthy. #GrandAve

#SaintPaul city staff has revised their amendment to the East #GrandAve Overlay District (EGAOD), a restrictive zoning ordinance which has stifled development on Grand. Revisions are friendlier to small infill developments & have been approved by Planning Commission.