Heart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings

When the Pioneer Press Building opened its doors in 1889, it was news. The twelve—story skyscraper, the tallest at the time in the heart of St. Paul—featuring the first glass elevator in the country—merited a forty—page special edition of the Pioneer Press, whose editors modestly proclaimed it “the greatest newspaper building mother earth carries.” A year later, another architectural monument, the Endicott Complex—which wraps around the Pioneer Building—opened its doors. Designed by rising ...