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Summit Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota Pen and Ink - 1998 Summit Avenue is one of the nation’s great thoroughfares. The first permanent home constructed on the bluff was completed in 1855, three years before Minnesota became a state. This bluff commanded a grand view of the young city of Saint Paul and Mississippi River which flowed thru the expansive crescent shaped valley. It was written at the time by a city booster “Nature never planned a spot better adapted to build up a showy and delightful display of architecture and gardens.” By the end of that century the prediction had become true. Late nineteenth century mansion lined streets like Summit Avenue were not uncommon; Chicago, New York, Cleveland and Minneapolis had them, but it is only Saint Paul whose monumental boulevard streetscape remains largely intact. In 1978 an author wrote, “thus, St. Paul’s Summit Avenue stands as the best-preserved American example of the Victorian monumental boulevard.” This view captures just one small part of the architectural variety it offers. (Shading and Tinting available) Birch or White Linen mat paper print size: 17” x 11” Signed/Numbered edition size: 999 - $45 Signed/Numbered Artist’s Proof edition size: 99 - $60
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Summit Avenue

Saint Paul, Minnesota - Pen and Ink - 1998

Summit Avenue is one of the nation’s great thoroughfares. The first permanent home constructed on the bluff was completed in 1855, three years before Minnesota became a state. This bluff commanded a grand view of the young city of Saint Paul and Mississippi River which flowed thru the expansive crescent shaped valley. It was written at the time by a city booster “Nature never planned a spot better adapted to build up a showy and delightful display of architecture and gardens.” By the end of that century the prediction had become true. Late nineteenth century mansion lined streets like Summit Avenue were not uncommon; Chicago, New York, Cleveland and Minneapolis had them, but it is only Saint Paul whose monumental boulevard streetscape remains largely intact. In 1978 an author wrote, “thus, St. Paul’s Summit Avenue stands as the best-preserved American example of the Victorian monumental boulevard.” This view captures just one small part of the architectural variety it offers.

Birch Linen mat paper print size: 17” x 11” - Signed/Numbered edition size: 999 - $45

Birch Linen mat paper print size: 17” x 11” - Signed/Numbered Artist’s Proof edition size: 99 - $60

Customized Pencil Shading or Watercolor Tinting available - $20

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