Children playing in front of Glendale Townhomes, ca. 1960s. Photographer unknown. Film still from Interstate 94: A History and Its Impact (Twin Cities PBS, April 1, 2017), 17:45.

Children playing in front of Glendale Townhomes

Children playing in front of Glendale Townhomes, ca. 1960s. Photographer unknown. Film still from Interstate 94: A History and Its Impact (Twin Cities PBS, April 1, 2017), 17:45.

Glendale Townhomes in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. Photographer and date unknown. Film still from Interstate 94: A History and Its Impact (Twin Cities PBS, April 1, 2017), 17:42.

Glendale Townhomes

Glendale Townhomes in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. Photographer and date unknown. Film still from Interstate 94: A History and Its Impact (Twin Cities PBS, April 1, 2017), 17:42.

Merriam Park Floral and Gift Company, 2250 University Avenue, St. Paul, 1960, lost to freeway construction. Photo by St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press.

Merriam Park Floral and Gift Company

Merriam Park Floral and Gift Company, 2250 University Avenue, St. Paul, 1960, lost to freeway construction. Photo by St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press.

Rondo Avenue at Arundel Street, St. Paul, ca. 1940.

Rondo Avenue at Arundel Street

Rondo Avenue at Arundel Street, St. Paul, ca. 1940.

Looking south on Arundel from Rondo Avenue Description: Looking south on Arundel from Rondo, ca. 1940.

Looking south on Arundel from Rondo Avenue

Looking south on Arundel from Rondo Avenue
Description: Looking south on Arundel from Rondo, ca. 1940.

Merriam Park Pharmacy, St. Anthony and Prior Avenues, St. Paul, ca. 1910. This building was lost to construction of Interstate 94.

Merriam Park Pharmacy

Merriam Park Pharmacy, St. Anthony and Prior Avenues, St. Paul, ca. 1910. This building was lost to construction of Interstate 94.

Map of the Interstate 94 corridor, 1965. From Alan A. Altshuler’s The City Planning Process: A Political Analysis (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965). Used with the permission of Cornell University Press.

Map of the Interstate 94 corridor

Map of the Interstate 94 corridor, 1965. From Alan A. Altshuler’s The City Planning Process: A Political Analysis (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965). Used with the permission of Cornell University Press.

Neighborhood Resistance to I-94, 1953–1965

In the 1950s, planned construction of Interstate Highway 94 (I-94) threatened to fracture four Twin Cities neighborhoods: Rondo, Prospect Park, Merriam Park, and Seward. Although each community responded differently and achieved different results, all were models of persistence and resistance.

Henry G. Leathers, ca. 1900s. Photograph by Nelson Photographic Studio of Anoka. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society (Object ID# P2075.14.09).

Henry G. Leathers

Henry G. Leathers, ca. 1900s. Photograph by Nelson Photographic Studio of Anoka. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society (Object ID# P2075.14.09).

Dennis Donovan ca. 1950s. Donovan was the federal judge who presided at the Rudolph Mast trial. Photo by Kenneth Melvin Wright.

Dennis Donovan

Dennis Donovan ca. 1950s. Donovan was the federal judge who presided at the Rudolph Mast trial. Photo by Kenneth Melvin Wright.

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