The Saint Paul Condo Blog

Did I scare ya?  Well, don't be frightened, that's a good thing!  A major stakeholder in the developer of what was once Fitzgerald Park has donated their land to the City of Saint Paul.  There were a few conditions that went with the donation.  1.  The land must always be used as a park (hopefully, this avoids the snafu that was Central Park).  2.  The park shall be named Pedro Park!  (Pronounced Pea-dro)

Crazy enough, people actually balked at item #2.  Not sure why, once the proposed park was relocated to its current location, the name really didn't make any sense.  Before McNally Smith was there (previously Music Tech), the old Science Museum looked like a good candidate to be torn down.  If the building was raised, a park could be added, framed by the Fitzgerald Theater, Fitzgerald Lofts (It was the Shubert building then), and the churches along Cedar street.

The donation of the land comes in anywhere from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 gift (depending on who you ask), and that will go a long way to help spur construction of Downtown's newest park.  So if you see someone from the Pedro Family, thank them!

Maybe this will give the Penfield project a little shot in the arm...

Donation Agreement     -     City Council Resolution