Before Interstate 94, there was Rondo. Rondo Avenue was the heart of the vibrant Rondo neighborhood, St. Paul's largest Black neighborhood. It was obliterated in the 1960's by the construction of 94, but every year some of those severed connections are renewed during Rondo Days Festival. I was lucky enough to witness a couple of lifelong Rondo residents reconnect with their old schoolmate they hadn't seen in 40 years.
The story of Rondo will be told through music in September 2005, when composer Stephen Newby's 'Rondo Oratorio' premieres.
Posted by Minnesota Stories on July 18, 2005 05:23 AM
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Very nice touch Chuck...
Say the black background and blue text don't mix well with my eye site... probably just me but I thought I'd pass it along.
Keep on VLOGGING and thanks again for your hospitality last week.
This gets me thinking about something Hy Berman did with KTCA, either Minneapolis Past or Rivers, Railroad and Rondo. Either way, both are pretty interesting.
Great work! There's a lot of interest in keeping the spirit of Rondo alive. In that vein, the Saint Paul Public Library is opening the "Rondo Community Outreach Library" sometime next year (the name came from a community vote). It'll be serving the Frogtown area at University and Dale, replacing the old branch at University and Lexington.
thanks much for the new podcast. i'll be an avid subscriber as long as you have 'em. i'm kind of dreaming about maybe making one, just for kicks. it's lovely, thanks again. i heard about it through volume one in eau claire. thanks again!
