LOUISIANA AVE./CIRCLE

Louisiana Ave. was originally called Falvey Ave. before the city's street names were changed in 1933.  The Falveys were very early St. Louis Park residents.  Very little was built on or west of Louisiana before the end of World War II. 

Although today the street is a main artery, stretching from Cedar Lake Road to Excelsior Blvd., it was actually built in several stages.  Piecing those stages together has been difficult, but here is what we think happened.  Before the Creosote plant closed in 1972, the street veered east between 32nd and 33rd streets to Lake Street.  That stretch was changed to Library Lane and Louisiana was straightened, cutting through the old Creosote property.  Also in 1972, Louisiana went under Highway 7 in the form of a wooden bridge. 

The following list concerns itself with commercial and industrial buildings on Louisiana Ave. and Louisiana Circle only.  The information has been gleaned from newspaper items and city tax records.  Corrections and additions are welcome.  Years indicated are the years built.

LOUISIANA AVE.

Louisiana and Franklin:  Langley and Sons Excavating, 1942

2625 Louisiana Ave.:  1952

2629 Louisiana Ave.:  1958

2633 Louisiana Ave.:  1957

2641 Louisiana Ave.:  1957

2645 Louisiana Ave.:  1957

2700 Louisiana Ave:  McCourtney Plastics planned a new building in 1964.  The post office is at this location now (actually 7203 W. 27th St.) - was this the plastics building or the next one down on 27th Street?  Both were built in 1965.

3401 Louisana Ave.:  Built as Park Tavern in 1980. 

3402 Louisiana Ave.: Not an address today - in 1971 it was the site of Miko Machine Tool Company, Mike Takacs, president (4 employees). Also in 1971 it was the address of Diversified Generals, Inc., general contractors and remodelers. David Mormann was executive vice president (8 employees). Perhaps this was a building at the present site of Louisiana Oaks Park.

3251 Louisiana Ave.:  2007

3501 Louisiana Ave.:  2004

3554 Louisiana Ave.:  This is an alternate address for 7301 Walker Street, home of Mill City Plywood.  Louisiana Oaks Apartments were built here in 2000. 

3745 Louisiana:  This property has also been known as 3721 Monitor, 3755 Louisiana, and 7115 Lake Street.  Sam's Club has been here since 1991. 

3750 Louisiana Ave.:  1987

3857 Louisiana Ave.:  This is a puzzler.  There is no such address today, and the approximate location where it would have been (on Oxford?) seems to be vacant land owned by Methodist Hospital.  A 1971 business directory indicates that it was a Control Data Core Storage Mfg. Div. headquarters, C.M. Sciandra, general manager, and that it employed 100 to 120 people.  Also see a Control Data site at 6831 Oxford. 

3930-52 Louisiana Ave.:  1961


LOUISIANA CIRCLE

3900-02-04-06 Louisiana Circle:  1960

3920-22-24 Louisiana Circle:  1961

 

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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.