TRANSIT FACILITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL

CAR HOUSES/BUS GARAGES

Present and past.


PRESENT BUS GARAGES

FRED T. HEYWOOD GARAGE
560 Sixth Av. N (north side of street)
Minneapolis
Includes Metro Transit headquarters office building
Opened in 1984

NICOLLET GARAGE
10 W 32nd St. (north side of street)
Minneapolis
Opened in 1990, replacing old garage at same location

SOUTH GARAGE
2100 MTC Rd. (south side of street)
Minneapolis
Opened in 1981

MARTIN J. RUTER GARAGE
6845 Shingle Creek Pkwy. (south side of street)
Brooklyn Center
Opened in 1975, renovated in 1982

EAST METRO TRANSIT FACILITY
800 Mississippi St. (east side of street)
St. Paul
Opened in 2001

OVERHAUL BASE
515 N Cleveland Av. (west side of street)
St. Paul
Main shops
Opened in 1981


FORMER CAR HOUSES

NICOLLET STATION
Nicollet Av. between 31st St. and 32nd St. (west side of street)
Minneapolis
Opened in 1887
Constructed streetcars 1898-1907
Last streetcars 1953
Converted to bus garage
Closed/replaced with new bus garage in 1990

EAST SIDE STATION
1st Av. NE between University Ave. NE and 4th St. NE (north side of street)
Minneapolis
Opened in 1891
Closed 1954, recently demolished

LAKE STREET STATION
Lake St. between 21st Av. S and 22nd Av. S (north side of street)
Minneapolis
Opened in 1910
Closed 1953, demolished

NORTH SIDE STATION
Washington Av. N between 25th Av. N and 26th Av. N (east side of street)
Minneapolis
Opened in 1914
Last streetcars 1953
Converted to bus garage
Closed/replaced with Heywood Garage in 1984
Building remains standing

DULUTH STATION
Duluth St. and 7th St. (northwest corner)
St. Paul
Opened in 1889 for cable cars
Adapted for electric streetcars in 1893
Closed 1952, demolished

SNELLING STATION
400 N. Snelling Av. (east side of street)
St. Paul
Opened in 1907
Included main shops/constructed streetcars 1907-1928
Last streetcars 1953
Converted to bus garage
Closed/replaced with East Metro Transit Facility in 2001, recently demolished

SOUTH ST. PAUL YARDS
Concord St. and Malden St. (southeast corner)
South St. Paul
Opened in 1920
Closed 1932
Office building remains standing


EARLIER CARHOUSES

Horse car barns, cable car barns, and early electric car houses.


TRANSIT FACILITY LOCATIONS (MINNEAPOLIS)

TRANSIT FACILITY LOCATIONS (ST. PAUL)

Links to locations of past and present car houses and garages, using Google Maps. Satellite views are also available.