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Explore the History and Evolution of West 7th Street
West Seventh is a very diverse area. Its buildings include some of the oldest in the city as well as some of the newest. Once an important industrial district and transportation hub, it is now largely residential and commercial. Its population has declined and evolved from the early twentieth century but remains home to a
mixture of middle and working class households.
In cooperation with Macalester College, the Fort Road Federation has created a new and interest look at the History of West 7th Street through a new neighborhood tour, demographic research on the people who have called West 7th Street home, and fascination "Spyglass" technology that let's the user look into a comparison from Old Fort Road to West 7th Street.
mixture of middle and working class households.
In cooperation with Macalester College, the Fort Road Federation has created a new and interest look at the History of West 7th Street through a new neighborhood tour, demographic research on the people who have called West 7th Street home, and fascination "Spyglass" technology that let's the user look into a comparison from Old Fort Road to West 7th Street.
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Progress and The Inner City Neighborhood David A Lanegran Ph.D. of Macalester College gives a presentation to the West Seventh/Fort Road Federation titled "Progress and The Inner City Neighborhood: Community Organization and Economic Development" from August 11, 2016. |
Demographic AtlasMacalester College intern Gabrielle Anderson spent the fall of 2015 creating an atlas of maps that show demographics in the West 7th neighborhood from 1950-2010. The maps present variables like average income and household size by census tract, and paint a picture of the changes that have taken place in West 7th over the past 60 years.
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Tour MapsThe Federation and the Macalester College Geography Department spent the spring of 2016 developing a self-guided tour of the West 7th neighborhood. The tour takes explorers on a circuitous journey through the streets of the neighborhood, revealing the Federation's impact on the landscape over the past 40 years.
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Explore W 7th's PastTake a peek into the past of the West 7th neighborhood. This interactive map allows you to directly compare the streets of 1891 to present day satellite imagery. Explore, and see the transformations 125+ years have brought to West 7th.
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