This is a post card from about 1952, showing St. Ansgar's downtown area.
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 In
1957 they ripped up all the sidewalks in the downtown area,
and put in nice new ones. These several photos show the progress of that
construction.
The Gambles hardward store is on the left -- Looking East on 4th street.
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 This photo
shows the drug store at the left and the Champlin filling station on the
right -- looking west on 4th street.
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This picture shows 4th street looking east, with the drug store just
behind the packing machine.
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Looking westerly at the building that houses the Gambles store, as the
street gets a coating of tar.
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Looking east toward the Klindt Hotel, from right in front of Miller's
Grocery Store.
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Another view looking west from Charlie Wests store, towards the Gambles
Store.
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The west end of 4th street, looking west, from in front of Carl Kittleson's
home. Carl Dahl's house is on the left.
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Standing in the same spot, but looking east, up 4th street towards downtown.
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 Looking west, down
4th street towards downtown, from in front of H.L. McKinley & Son's garage.
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