Ramsey County History – Winter 1997: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Everyone Knew the Rules for the Rites of Passage and Transportation Was Mainly on Foot”

Growing Up in St. Paul: Everyone Knew the Rules for the Rites of Passage and Transportation Was Mainly on Foot

Author: Brenda Raudenbush

The author grew up in St. Paul in the 1940s and ‘50s. “To every child . . . the very bricks, dogs, and all growing things of the Crocus Hill neighborhood were intimate companions because we moved among them on foot.” She recounts a childhood spent in active exploration of the world around her, with minimum adult interference. The memoir is full of detail.

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