Talk:Rondo Neighborhood/Archive 1

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As a long-time resident of the Twin Cities, I've always been aware of Rondo, and the importance it had (and has) to the Black community and in general. Creation a Wikipedia page for Rondo is a daunting task. I've started this page, not because I was up to that task, but because of the importance of the topic, and because now is a moment when additional resources are available that weren't before.

The creation of this page is not complete, it's just barely started. I look forward to continuing to contribute, but I'm confident others will step in as well. The rest of this page at this point is a draft inventory list of work to be done, which also is not complete etc.. by any means. I'm looking forward to this page being an accurate, unbiased entry regarding this topic, and welcome all input!

Section started:ClarityKTMpls (talk) 19:48, 12 January 2018 (UTC) Last Updated:ClarityKTMpls(talk) 11:59, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Location Section: Map of neighborhood

Community Section: Representative photos

Businesses of Rondo section completed - all that had been operating within Rondo prior to 1956; potentially with info about how long they'd been in business, whether they were able to re-establish elsewhere or not, other notable details. Organizations also - social, political, etc.. Probably their own sub-pages once there are substantial numbers recorded.

Additional Visual details: Other?

Financial aspects documented: Loss of equity experienced by those displaced. Financial damages incurred due to vandalism during the conflict period. Information about the block grants provided, and the incentive included in that structure for paying the least-possible to each family displaced.

Information about the migrations into Rondo: where people came from, who their employers were, etc..

Information about the struggles over where I-94 would go - neighborhoods pitted against each other, political aspects of the outcomes.

Where people went from Rondo - choices available here in the cities, the decisions of some to move elsewhere. Section started:ClarityKTMpls (talk) 19:48, 12 January 2018 (UTC) Last Updated:ClarityKTMpls (talk) 11:58, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Neighborhoods in St. Paul - Summit

Main article: Summit-University

Rondo Days page

Rondo disambiguation page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondo_(disambiguation)

Roy Wilkins

Toni Stone

Section content originally entered:ClarityKTMpls (talk) 12:45, 16 December 2017 (UTC) Last Updated: ClarityKTMpls (talk) 18:36, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Changes made:

• More detailed referencing
• Reviewing tone
• Primary sources moved to 'additional reading' section, confirming they aren't basis for any conclusion statements or anything like that
• Map data added re: after I-94 was built, where it exactly is located, what exists where Rondo was (hopefully as of right after highway done, and then over the years, etc..

Substantive text changes;

• Deleted (from Location section):

"Rondo neighborhood predated zoning regulations, and while there was no heavy industry, there was a positive mix of commercial and residential properties within a pedestrian-friendly organization - similar to what many communities are trying to recreate today."

• • The intention had been to add references to that (and possibly more text), but going in different direction now, with that section being more of a dataset about the location in terms of streets that became freeway vs streets on either side of freeway that were Rondo, etc..."

• Deleted (from National section):

"Migration into the Rondo neighborhood was concurrent with migration north in general within the African-American community. In particular, the good employment opportunities in the early Twin Cities were the main motivating factor. Organizations grew up within Rondo in relation to national organizations of similar types, including political, religious, and community-based. Examples include the St. Paul chapter of the NAACP and the Hallie Q. Brown center which was related to the settlement house movement such as the Hull house in Chicago."

• • I think it would be constructive to have this content (re-written and referenced) and more like it in place eventually, but for now am removing for the sake of simplicity and expediency.

Initial Entry: ClarityKTMpls (talk) 12:32, 13 January 2018 (UTC) Last Updated: ClarityKTMpls (talk) 15:47, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you to the staff of the St. Paul Public Library for their assistance in locating materials related to the Rondo Neighborhood! ClarityKTMpls (talk) 9:45, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Significant text deletions, including 'national' section - under the assumption that that section was deemed to be original research, since the sources didn't cite Rondo by name (even though Rondo was certainly in the group of processes they were talking about).

Section combinations, including combining 'initial beginnings' with 'community description' for better language compliance.

Word changes, taking out descriptive words such as 'epicenter' vs. 'center' for better wording compliance.

Requested feedback at the Teahouse, for additional learning! Section content originally entered:ClarityKTMpls (talk) 15:39, 15 January 2018 (UTC) Last Updated: ClarityKTMpls (talk) 15:41, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Response to Teahouse suggestions- deleted lists of establishments within Rondo, as not yet referenced individually:

Businesses of Rondo

• Appeal newspaper
• St. Paul Spokesman newspaper
• Alexander Sweet Shop
• Jake Love Tailer Shop
• Brooks Funeral Home
• Lafayette Field's Pharmacy
• Bracher's Drug Store
• Booker T Cafe
• Walker Williams Pool Hall
• Noonan's Grocery
• Trost Grocery
• Emmett McGill’s Grocery Store
• Nicholas Kallar’s Barbershop
• Abraham Cooperman’s Tailor Shop
• Victoria’s Cleaners
• Martin Cafe
• Meyer's Tailor Shop
• Brooks Barber Shop
• Steichen's Grocery Store
• Richard and Raymond Young Brothers Barbershop
• Royal Gooden’s Ice Cream Shop
• Field's Drug Store
• Pivot Restaurant
• Dandridge Restaurant
• Coleman's Little Harlem Restaurant
• The Blue Moon
• Busy Bee Grocery
• Red Feather Restaurant and Bar

Organizations of Rondo

• Post 8854 of the African American Veterans of Foreign Wars
• St. Paul Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• St. Paul Urban League
• Credjafawn Social Club
• Sterling Club: Incorporated 1919. Founded 1918 to give prestigious black men, who were not allowed in white facilities, a place to meet and network. It was originally located at 315 North Dale Street in Rondo, moved in 1958 to 300 North St. Albans at Carroll.
• The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, later unionized, and a member of the AFL-CIO
• Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
• Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
• Camphor Methodist United Methodist Church
• Ober Boys Club
• Welcome Hall Girls Club
• Clemons Brothers Ice Cream Shop
• Pilgrim Baptist Church
• Three Fours Club
• Post 8854 of the African American Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Saint James African Methodist Episcopalian (AME) Methodist Church

Schools of Rondo

• Marshall School
• Maxfield School
• J. J. Hill School
• Central High School
• St. Paul Mechanic Arts (Manual Training) High School

Points of Interest

• Lexington Baseball Park - located at Lexington and University
• Coliseum Pavilion - located at 449 Lexington and University- originally a dance hall, later a roller-skating rink
• Faust Movie Theater - located at Dale and University

Neighborhood amenities included a Streetcar which route on Rondo Avenue^[1], the Faust movie theater^{[2][note 1]}, and Rondo's proximity to Downtown St. Paul where many employers were located.

Thanks very much to the Teahouse collective for the multiple responses! ClarityKTMpls (talk) 7:00, 13 January 2018 (UTC) Last Updated: ClarityKTMpls (talk) 1:22, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Article today in Strib about well-attended meeting to discuss it. Could be carefully added with continued developments (by me or someone else of course!). I added the article to the 'Further Reading' section so it's available. ClarityKTMpls (talk) 1:24, 20 January 2018 (UTC) Last Updated: ClarityKTMpls (talk) 1:24, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

These don't belong on the main page I'm thinking (after further evaluation, prompted by the 'external links' tag) If you disagree etc please mention! Otherwise, perhaps they can just stay here in case others find them useful. Rondo related content (minor):

• Appeal- MNopedia entry
• NAACP in Minnesota- MNopedia entry
• Glaeve Genealogy Blog: The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and Old Rondo neighborhood

Rondo related content (from small organization source):

• Rondo Neighborhood History - ASANDC

Related Organizations:

• Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
• Hallie Q. Brown Historical Center

Per these changes, am removing the tag on the main page. If any further actions are needed, please note that. Thanks! ClarityKTMpls (talk) 12:25, February 11 2018 (UTC) Last Updated: ClarityKTMpls (talk) 12:35, February 11 2018 (UTC)