History
The Rondo neighborhood is a vibrant and resilient cross-section of Saint Paul, deeply rooted in community and connection. By the early 1930s, the neighborhood was the beating heart for our African-American community and home to thriving businesses, religious organizations and social clubs.
Two decades later, the economic and social diversity of the area was upended when the construction of Interstate 94 began in 1956. The 12-year highway corridor construction project decimated the footprint of the Rondo neighborhood, displaced over 600 families and laid to waste over $100 million in wealth.
During Mayor Carter’s 2023 budget proposal, he shared his vision for rebuilding family wealth that was lost during the highway construct and returning to the sons and daughters of Old Rondo their inheritance of homeownership.