WAYZATA BLVD. HISTORIC BUILDINGS

This is a road that has had many names:  Superior Blvd., Wayzata Blvd., Highway 12, and Highway 394.  The name Wayzata endures on the service road to the freeway, and businesses dot that ribbon of road on the south side of 394.  At one time, there was a part of St. Louis Park that was on the north side of the highway, but the freeway took care of that, and now the only section of St. Louis Park north of the highway is the Shelard area, at the westernmost part of the City.  Golden Valley, however, does have some patches of vacant land south of the highway.

The following is an attempt to document the buildings that were and are along Wayzata Blvd.  The list was compiled using City databases and resources, and some pounding of the pavement.  The dates come from phone directories, newspaper articles and ads, and a number of other sources. They are identified by the occupant that was perhaps the most prominent in the past.  A "G" indicates that the building is now gone.  The years indicated are based on available sources and the buildings may have existed before or after the years indicated. 

The chronologies are by no means complete, and we invite you to contact us with any corrections, additions, or other comments.  You may also want to check out Highway 12 for information about the road itself and a little about some of the occupants of these buildings.

 

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This information comes from a variety of sources: newspapers, books, yearbooks, phone directories, interviews, etc. Given the varied sources, we cannot guarantee that all of this information is correct, and welcome any additions and corrections. Please contact us with your contributions and comments.