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|  | Birthplace 481 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota
F. Scott Fitzgerald, was born, Francis Scott Kay Fitzgerald, in St. Paul, Minnesota September 24, 1896 to Mollie and Edward Fizgerald and named after his father's famous cousin, Francis Scott Kay, known for composing The National Anthiem.
This is as the building looks in 2004 when the building was declared as a Literary Landmark by The Friends of the Libraries USA. |
St. Paul Academy 25 North Dale Street
Scott was enrolled in St. Paul Academy, a preparatory school, in the fall of 1908. At first, he was cocky and not particularly popular with classmates. The school magaine, The and Now, quickly labeled him as the boy who knew how to run the school. and asked if there were not someone who would, "poison Scotty or find some means to shut his mouth."
His first year he was captain of the football team, the second year, he broke into print with his first published story, The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage. which appeared in Then and Now He published 3 more stories in the school magazaine over the next 3 years — Reade: Sustitute Right Half, A Debt Of Honor, The Room With the Green Blinds.* He also became a playwright. A children's production at the academy of a comedy entitled, A Regular Fix* so inspired Scott to write, The Girl From Lazy J,* The first of four plays he would author for the Elizabethan Dramatic Club, and amateur drama club organized by Elizabeth Magoffin and named for her. | | |
| | F. Scott Fitzgerald residence 599 Summit Avenue
The Summit Avenue address is the most significant address in St. Paul associated with The Fitzgeralds. He completed This Side of Paradise in these apartments. His partents, Mollie and Edward moved here in September 1918.
Since joining the army in 1917, he was stationed at Camp Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama where he met and fell in love with Zelda Sayre. They carried on a long distance romance. He was discharged in 1919 where he returned to St. Paul to finish This Side of Paradise and win Zelda over. |
The Commodore Hotel 79 Western Avenue
"In the fall we got to The Commodore in St. Paul, and while the leaves blew up the street we waited for our child to be born," F. Scott wrote in an essay.
The Commodore was one of Scott's favorite hotels. The Fitzgeralds enjoyed its' plush comforts after being evicted from the Dellwood Cottage in early October 1921.
Scott and Zelda stayed at The Commodore from 1921 to 1922. From The Commodore, Zelda went to Miller Hospital to give birth to their baby, Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald, October 26, 1921 and he wrote of her, "we dazzled her exquisite eyes with gold pieces in hopes she marries a millionaire."
The Commodore is also famous for something else. This art deco hotel also attracted other notorious tenants, Ma Barker, her sons, Alvin Karpus, and Al Capone.
Ma Barker moved into The Commodore's apartments 215 and 221 in May 1933 but was jealous for her sons, Fred and Doc, became close to any women so they rented an additional room on the fourth floor to head off any problems they might have with Ma. But that's for a different St. Paul travelouge I am planning on calling, "The Ganster's tour of St. Paul."
Ledgend has it that Ruth Etting sang in The Comodore Hotel when she was married to Moe 'The Gimp' Schneider. | | |
| | The University Club Chapter under consturction!!! |
The Fitzgerald Theater 10 East Exchange Street, Saint Paul
In 1933, this legitimate playhouse was converted into a movie house called the World Theater, as it played mainly foreign features at that time, but later played first-and-second-run features.
In 1986, the World was restored to its 1910 appearance, and began to be used for live radio broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's popular 'A Prairie Home Companion' radio show. A Mighty Wurlitzer organ, once in the Texas Theater in San Antonio, was also added during the restoration.
In 1994, the theater was renamed again, this time in honor of Saint Paul native F. Scott Fitzgerald and is home to Broadway shows, concerts and lectures. It is now the oldest surviving theater space in downtown St Paul.
The Fitzgerald Theater | | |
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Stephen-KarenConn Thu Jun 21, 2007 16:41 UTC
Nice views of your home town. We enjoyed our recent visit there. Now your restautant tips have made me hungry so I've gotta go find some lunch. | nomada Wed Sep 27, 2006 22:18 UTC
Already settled? Like Peanuts :) | Tugboatguy Thu Sep 29, 2005 04:34 UTC
Greg, wonderful coverage of St. Paul. I worked there ('62-'66) and loved to eat at The Lexington on Grand. Helped with press entertainment room-St. Paul Winter Carnival, too. Long live VULCAN!!! Doug | imstress Tue Aug 2, 2005 02:01 UTC
It really look like a similar pose;p The place where I took my pic is not in USA;p Love that resort, so peaceful. |
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