-
FM-
TV studios on University Avenue. The sidewalk leading to the building lies precisely on the city line, as does the central leg of the tower. University Avenue originally ran along a line several blocks north of its current location, forming a route that once connected the
Minneapolis campus of the
University of Minnesota to
Hamline University in
Saint Paul (hence the name). When the construction of the
Minnesota Transfer Railway yards blocked that route, the street was moved one-half mile to the south on the Saint Paul side, to what was then called Melrose Avenue. This was one of the highest points in the area, an appropriate site for a
radio transmitter. An antenna structure still stands there today, though it is used for
microwave links rather than broadcasting (KSTP and most other Twin Cities stations use the
Telefarm installation in
Shoreview, Minnesota, or the nearby
KMSP Tower). A
water tower commonly known as the Witch's Hat stands just a few blocks away in Minneapolis's
Prospect Park neighborhood. meet. In 1890, the first
interurban streetcar link between Minneapolis and Saint Paul used University Avenue and
Washington Avenue in Minneapolis. History is now being repeated, as the
METRO Green Line light rail connects the two downtowns as well as the University of Minnesota along a similar route. University Avenue carries
Ramsey County Road 34 in Saint Paul, and
Hennepin County Road 36 in Minneapolis to the junction with
I-35W. West and north of
Central Avenue, University Avenue carries
Minnesota State Highway 47 to the junction with
US 10, after which it carries
Anoka County Road 51. ==References==