Lost Mansions of the Twin Cities: A Journey Through St. Paul & Minneapolis

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Step back in time to discover the grand, vanished mansions that once dotted the skylines of St. Paul and Minneapolis. In this special episode of This House, we explore the architectural wonders that rose during the Gilded Age, from Summit Avenue’s legendary estates to Minneapolis’s lavish enclaves near Park Avenue. Witness how fortunes built on fur trading, lumber, flour milling, and railroads fueled an era of opulence—only for many of these majestic homes to fall to demolition, fire, and modern development.

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