Summit Avenue

     These pictures were taken on the steps of one of the several cathedrals on the jewel of a street called Summit Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota. One hundred years ago the wealth of my region was made by the lumber business. Old growth trees were harvested and floated down the great Mississippi River to build many cities along it's banks all the way to New Orleans. The harvest of this resource resulted in great wealth and many of these families built exquisite homes along this street.
     Before we purchased our home, Dean and I lived in a tiny apartment on Summit Avenue. Every day I drove down this tree lined street and delighted in the incremental observation of the seasonal changes and beautiful architecture.

coat--nanette lapore
blouse--george
jeans--not my daughter's jeans
shoes--kenneth cole

links
the penniless socialite
peacoats and plaid
the mrs. and the momma
not dead yet style
dc in style
plane pretty
still being molly
bonbon rose girls
style elixir
the pleated poppy