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What Saint Paul is All About
Back in 1883, Mark Twain said, ?Saint Paul is a wonderful city. It is put together in solid blocks of honest bricks and stone and has the air of intending to stay.? With its down-to-earth ways and cultural sophistication, ethnic diversity, historic traditions and numerous newly constructed buildings, Saint Paul has a unique blend of past and present. Saint Paul is definitely here to stay. In March of 1998, Forbes magazine confirmed that business and construction is booming in Saint Paul with ?more than $1 billion of new developments underway.? Already housing the headquarters of Fortune 500 companies such as Northwest Airlines and Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M), Saint Paul has now attracted business from other metro area locations, such as Lawson Software. The new Science Museum of Minnesota, which opened in December 1999, and the Xcel Energy Center which hosts Saint Paul?s NHL expansion team, the Minnesota Wild, are the latest additions to Saint Paul?s thriving riverfront. Along with new developments, Saint Paul?s rich history is evident through its architecture. In 1994, Delta Airlines inflight magazine Sky said that ?Saint Paul, whose narrow, tangled streets, charming public squares, and stately government buildings, recalls more European origins.? The residential area, once home to writer F. Scott Fitzgerald is celebrated by National Geographic Traveler in a 1998 article stating, ?His tree-shaded neighborhood is bordered by Summit Avenue, one of the grandest rows of Victorian Boulevard architecture anywhere in America.? In 1997, Endless Vacation magazine crowned the Twin Cities as the ?Midwest?s performance capital? with more than 30 theaters in operation. Saint Paul?s Ordway Center for the Performing Arts hosts a variety of performances ranging from Broadway?s best to cultural celebrations of song and dance. Minnesota?s only black professional theater company, Penumbra Theatre Company, presents artistically superior productions providing excellent and thought-provoking theater. Saint Paul's new motto might be the same as Saint Paulite Garrison Keillor's motto for Lake Wobegon: ?Sumus quod sumus? -- ?We are what we are.? Saint Paulites like what they are. We think you'll like us too!