Dorothy Day Center
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Dorothy Day Center
Looks like St. Paul wants to move the Dorothy Day Center (shelter, soup kitchen, etc.) to the area NE of Downtown, on the other side of the interstate. Phase 2 would be a redevelopment of the current site into apartments.
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/236662541.html
http://dorothydayrevision.org/
Map here: http://thecatholicspirit.com/featured/c ... expansion/
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/236662541.html
http://dorothydayrevision.org/
Map here: http://thecatholicspirit.com/featured/c ... expansion/
Re: Dorothy Day Center
so happy to hear this. dorothy day has needed new digs for years.
Re: Dorothy Day Center
I'm pretty skeptical that this move is really motivated by what's best for the users of Dorothy Day...
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Re: Dorothy Day Center
Is this about just isolating Dorothy Day on an island between freeways and railroads?
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Re: Dorothy Day Center
That's honestly what I think. The new neighborhood is just government buildings and couple auto-related businesses, isolated away from the downtown area. It wouldn't be too difficult for them to expand upon their current space.
Re: Dorothy Day Center
Old Topic here, but I'll bring it back (with a little self-promotion - sorry): https://streets.mn/2014/01/06/should ... -relocate/
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Re: Dorothy Day Center
Not moving anymore:
http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/249322771.html
http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/249322771.html
Re: Dorothy Day Center
New Renderings:
http://www.startribune.com/campaign-beg ... 303015221/
There has got to be a better long term site for this than this little wedge...
http://www.startribune.com/campaign-beg ... 303015221/
There has got to be a better long term site for this than this little wedge...
Re: Dorothy Day Center
While they're out raising 10's of millions for the DDC, why not raise a few more bucks and include an addition for the Union Gospel Mission Child Care Center? That would be a big step toward making Pedro Park a reality.
Re: Dorothy Day Center
So that rendering is one building, of a two building campus or is that "two" in itself?
Re: Dorothy Day Center
As noted in the General St Paul thread, they've broken ground. I drive by the site every day and have noticed that they're having to remove a lot of bedrock. At first I thought it was concrete from prior structures but the piles just keep getting bigger and bigger.
Re: Dorothy Day Center
Not sure why they would have to dig down into bedrock so far? I can't see the place needing a basement to function?As noted in the General St Paul thread, they've broken ground. I drive by the site every day and have noticed that they're having to remove a lot of bedrock. At first I thought it was concrete from prior structures but the piles just keep getting bigger and bigger.
Re: Dorothy Day Center
There's a fairly substantial grade along 5th St so perhaps it's to level the whole plot with the lowest point at 5th, 6th, & Main Streets.Not sure why they would have to dig down into bedrock so far? I can't see the place needing a basement to function?
Re: Dorothy Day Center
Thanks for your observation, then that would make some sense.
Re: Dorothy Day Center
This was about as good as I could do driving by on Friday.
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Re: Dorothy Day Center
Is it too late to re-configure the streets around here? Connecting Smith directly to Exchange and eliminating all of the half-block "grid-change" streets is what I'm thinking, along with putting what's left of "Main" out of it's mis-named misery
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