Slatterly Park Neighborhood Walk
Submitted by Executive Director on Sun, 2008-06-08 21:21.
2.02 miles
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- Old City Hall
In 1932, this building replaced the original 1884 city hall which was also on this site. In 1993, when the new government center has constructed at 151 4th St. SE, this building was vacant until 1998 when it was converted to attractive and unique private residences which it remains today. - Historic 3rd Street
The 1880’s buildings between Broadway and 1st Ave. SW were renovated in the 1970’s by local architects. This portion of Historic 3rd St. is home today to two of Rochester’s most popular antique stores, an array of restaurants from Italian to Tapas, and several one of a kind gift shops. The Olds and Fishbach Mill was located near the east end of 3rd St. SE, adjacent to the current Holiday Inn Downtown, and was powered by the Zumbro River. - The Rochester Riverwalk
Although the Zumbro is usually a very calm river, Rochester has repeatedly suffered from extremely damaging floods. In 1978, a major Rochester fl ood caused $60 million dollars in damages. In 1995, the $155 million fl ood control project, including the Riverwalk, was dedicated. This reconstruction of the riverfront allowed the city to include an extensive trail system that winds in and out of the downtown on uninterrupted paths connecting more than 60 miles of hiking and biking trails throughout the city. - Hawthorne Education Center
The original Hawthorne Grade School was a two-story, 4 classroom frame structure built in 1877 for $65,000. It was replaced by the current brick building in 1917 with an addition built in about 1938. Today the building is used as an adult literacy education center, and is known as the Hawthorne Education Center. At the intersection of 5th Ave. and 7th St. is a street mural, a collaborative effort of RNeighbors (a city-wide neighborhood resource center) and Slatterly Park Neighbors to transform a public space into a neighborhood asset. - Railroad Depot (Now Dos Amigos)
The Chicago & Great Western railroad depot was built by the Winona & St. Peter railroad. In 1903, the depot was cut into two pieces and moved on flat cars to 2nd St. SE. It continued as a train station until 1949, and was then a bus depot until 1987. Saved from destruction and moved to temporary locations twice in the late 1980’s, the station was restored to its original site and renovated in 1997. After being used as an Italian restaurant for a time, in 2001 it became the home of Dos Amigos Mexican Restaurant.
