North End

St. Paul, MN

A diverse working-class neighborhood with a rich history.

Located just North of the State Capitol, the North End is one of St. Paul’s largest residential neighborhoods. It was was developed in the 1870s and 1880s south of Maryland Avenue. Here Victorian-era homes were built on narrow lots. The northern portion of the North End was developed after the 1920s. Homes from the 1950s and apartment buildings line Wheelock Parkway.

The neighborhood’s primary thoroughfare, Rice Street, is a bustling commercial corridor. The North End also boasts a large open-air market called Hmongtown, as well as tradition-rich businesses such as Conny's Creamy Cone.

The neighborhood has many public and private schools, as well as a public library and numerous recreation centers. Oakland Cemetery, the city’s oldest, features a rich array of statues as well as Hmong graves laser-etched with stories and portraiture. MaryDale Park has a fishing pond—Loeb Lake—surrounded by green space and picnic areas.

The 18-mile Gateway Trail connecting St. Paul and Stillwater—a biking, walking and cross-country ski path through the woods—begins in the North End.