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Old College Street: The Historic Heart of Rochester, Minnesota

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Birds eye view of Rochester, Minnesota, 1869
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Cooks Hotel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1900s
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Masonic Temple, Rochester, Minnesota, 1900s
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Zumbro River, Rochester, Minnesota, 1900s
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Broadway, Rochester, Minnesota, 1907
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	Old College Street: The Historic Heart of Rochester, Minnesota
	Every city has a neighborhood that housed its earliest founders and their successors, an enclave of local power and financial success. For Rochester, Minnesota, this neighborhood is personified by a ten-block stretch of tree-shaded street originally platted in 1855 as West College Street, now designated as 4th Street Southwest. In the span of 150 years, two and sometimes three generations of remarkable buildings have come and gone in this neighborhood. Under the direction of movers and shakers like George Head and Dr. William J. Mayo, the street helped shape the city's architectural legacy and define its purpose. Join architectural historian Ken Allsen on a stroll down this storied street.
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Library Building, Rochester, Minnesota, 1908
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The Kahler, Rochester, Minnesota, 1908
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Flood, Rochester, Minnesota, June 23, 1908
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Flood, looking south from Zumbro Street, Rochester, Minnesota, 1908
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Chicago Great Western Depot, Rochester, Minnesota, 1908
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Flood, College and Eagle Streets, Rochester, Minnesota, 1908
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Masonic Temple, Rochester, Minnesota, 1909
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St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1909
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YMCA Building, Rochester, Minnesota, 1909
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West College Street, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910
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The Zumbro Hotel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s
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Cook Hotel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s
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Chute Sanitarium, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s
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Fifth Street Entrance to Mayo Park, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s
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C. & G.W. Passenger Station, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s?
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C. & N.W. Passenger Station, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s?
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Center Street Bridge over Zumbro River, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s?
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C. & N.W. Depot, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s?
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Rockwood Fountain in Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s?
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Nurses Home, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1910s?
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Broadway, Rochester, Minnesota, 1911
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New Post Office, Rochester, Minnesota, 1912
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Main Street, Rochester Minnesota, 1913
Main Street, Rochester, Minnesota, 1913
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City Hall, Rochester, Minnesota, 1913
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Zumbro Street looking west, Rochester, Minnesota, 1914
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Zumbro Street looking east, Rochester, Minnesota, 1914
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Chapel, Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, Minnesota, 1914
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The Medical Block, Rochester, Minnesota, 1915
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St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1915
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The Churches of Rochester, Minnesota, 1915
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Sun Parlor, Kahler Hotel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1915
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Olmsted County Poor House, Rochester, Minnesota, 1915
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Broadway looking south, Rochester, Minnesota, 1916
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Nurses Home, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1917
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C.F. Massey Company's New Store, Rochester, Minnesota, 1918
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Olmstead County Courthouse, Rochester, Minnesota, 1918
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Zumbro Hotel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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Hotel Parkside, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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Broadway at night, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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Universalist Church, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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Methodist Church and Parsonage, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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C. F. Massey's New Store, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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High School, Rochester Minnesota, 1920's
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Academy of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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Rochester Auto Car Line, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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Central Fire Station, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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Public Library, YMCA and Hotel Martin, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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Masonic Temple, Rochester, Minnesota, 1920s
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The new St Mary's Hospital at night, Rochester, Minnesota, 1923
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1924
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High School, Rochester, Minnesota, 1926
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Hotel Northern, Rochester, Minnesota, 1927
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The New Clinic & The Kahler, Rochester, Minnesota, 1929
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Weber & Judd Co's Drug Store, Rochester, Minnesota, 1929
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The New Clinic & The Kahler, Rochester, Minnesota, 1930
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Public Library, Rochester, Minnesota, 1930s
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Footbridge over the Zumbro River, Rochester, Minnesota, 1930s
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West Wing, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1930s
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Capital Eat Shop, 18 South Broadway, Rochester, Minnesota, 1930s
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Hotel Carlton, Rochester, Minnesota, 1931
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City Hall, Rochester, Minnesota, 1934
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St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1934
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Soldiers Field looking east, Rochester, Minnesota, 1934
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The Samaritan Hotel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1935
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Hotel Kahler and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1937
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Silver Lake and Mayo Clinic in the distance, Rochester, Minnesota, 1937
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Public Library, Rochester, Minnesota, 1939
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Zumbro Hotel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Mayo Clinic in winter, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Birds eye view of Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Olmsted County Court House, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Kimber Farms, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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KROC Radio Building, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Hotel Brown, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Broadway Street S at 2nd Street SE, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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1st Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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2nd Avenue SW, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Deluxe Court Cabins and Apartments, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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City Hall, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Greetings from Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Mayo Civic Auditorium, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Kamp Kahler, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Street scene, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940s
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Aerial view of Rochester Minnesota, 1941
Aerial view of Rochester, Minnesota, 1941
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Aerial View of St Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1943
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Kahler Hospital to be Built at Rochester, Minnesota, 1943
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Hotel Carlton, Rochester, Minnesota, 1944
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New Addition, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1946
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Monarch Foods, Rochester, Minnesota, 1948
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Libby Plant at Rochester, Minnesota, 1948
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Public Library, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950
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Coffman High School, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950s
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52 Ranchotel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950s
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Golden Hill Cabins, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950s
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Cooperative Gas Station, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950s
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Street view, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950s
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St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950s
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Langdon's Motel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950s
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Churches of Rochester, Minnesota, 1952
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Hotel Brown, Rochester, Minnesota, 1953
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Looking north on Broadway, Rochester, Minnesota, 1954
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Olmstead County Courthouse, Rochester, Minnesota, 1959
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Jefferson School, Rochester, Minnesota, early 1960s
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Old and New Mayo Clinic Buildings, Rochester, Minnesota, early 1960s
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Wong's Cafe, Rochester, Minnesota, 1960s
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IBM, Rochester, Minnesota, 1960s
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Mac's Restaurant, Rochester, Minnesota, 1960s
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Jameson's Town & Country Motel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1960
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Kahler's Inn Towne Motel, Rochester, Minnesota, 1970s
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The Half Barrel Bar, Rochester, Minnesota, 2019
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