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2014 - Como Park

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mrmnmikey

I read somewhere that people were upset about the bridge being fenced off near the street car station.

First thought I had of the clue in line one was streetcars, then they said rail etc...definitely sealed it for me.

gotta work, grrr
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 5:15 AM Permalink
New Daddy

like
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 5:18 AM Permalink
New Daddy

anybody find a good link with a map of the old streetcar lines?
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 5:20 AM Permalink
New Daddy

going over the edge is the thing to do. most times were wrong, but if right...

I'll look at como with everybody else, but will check out that area.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 5:24 AM Permalink
New Daddy

like.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 5:25 AM Permalink
New Daddy

thanks
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 5:26 AM Permalink
New Daddy

yep, I just gotta link light rail to a park/ location. upper and lower landing as well as kellog and mears
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 5:31 AM Permalink
New Daddy

good thinking
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 5:33 AM Permalink
OT

Could "old sandy" refer to the sandy bottomed Mississippi River? It still bothers me that sandy isn't capitalized though.

Were the rainbow flags on the Wabasha Street Bridge a temporary thing during Freedom to Marry Week?
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 5:53 AM Permalink
queenmalley

very cool
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 6:30 AM Permalink
queenmalley

I can't find that URL button; is it the same as the YouTube video upload box? Oh wait, I FOUND IT: next to question mark. Thanks, I hadn't looked there.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 6:32 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

used the word "some" 4 times in that clue...
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 6:36 AM Permalink
queenmalley

nice find
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 6:39 AM Permalink
Gilby

Four some?
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 6:40 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Yeah baby :goofy:
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 6:51 AM Permalink
queenmalley

chromo(some) ; gene
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 7:01 AM Permalink
queenmalley

lol
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 7:01 AM Permalink
queenmalley

thanks
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 7:28 AM Permalink
incrediblemagpie

Sold!! Como it is! I am all in.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 7:32 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Como-Harriet streetcar line slices through Como Park and brushes State Fair grounds back in the day, according to Mr. Tom's map link.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 7:34 AM Permalink
99RB

hmmmmmmmm...................deplore.

Deplore= if it is an anagram is "red pole.........."
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 7:44 AM Permalink
99RB

Or ...

proedel

Web definitions

Prödel is a former municipality in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2008, it is part of the town Gommern.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 7:45 AM Permalink
Downtown Dave

May not be light rail--serious talk lately about putting streetcars back in St. Paul.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 7:54 AM Permalink
dolly

The Union Depot served The North Star, The Western Star and the Twin Star Rocket trains.

I'm stuck on lower landing/Lambert's Landing. Can't dig till tomorrow. Yikes.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 7:54 AM Permalink
leelabell

There's the remnants of an old station on the edge of St. Anthony Park parallel to and south of Larpenteur. Go in by the tennis courts on the St. Paul campus of the U. There is a path behind the homes.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:15 AM Permalink
GreenTeam

What's the trolley zone? Sorry for not knowing! I'm heading out this morning to look around. Too bad I have so many hurting body parts...otherwise I might actually dig.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:16 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Trolley Zone: from The Treasure Hunter's Guide by The Map Guy. Mine is from early 2000's. The THG divided Como Park area (because it is so huge) into "Zones". One of the Zones The Map Guy labels "Trolley Zone). Como's section is large fold-out pages and The Map Guy diagrams things of interest to Hunters. The Como Park, Trolley Zone is in this book. Lexington Pkwy to beyond W Como Blvd, Churchill St, Van Slyke Ave, Gateway Dr., Beula Lane (former trolley car path, hence the name Trolley Zone). Cool little book.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:24 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Is it far away or where you've been? What if where we've been is the PP building and it is in fact downtown, near the Union Depot?
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:27 AM Permalink
ares

that was exactly my first thought mike. but i can't get over the fact the the idea is recycled from the 2003 hunt. same thing with whether last nights clue refers to the fireplace or the streetcar line. either way, its recycled clue ideas.

which is great of course for mappy.....
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:29 AM Permalink
ares

that's what i told sue last night too.

then again being a coldest star 10 blocks away from the park doesn't seem to matter either :chagrin:
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:31 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Old trolley bridge over Beula Lane (missing span) via THG
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:32 AM Permalink
ares

hey the 1990 pointer!
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:35 AM Permalink
GreenTeam

Thanks much! I have a copy, can't find it right now...I know, I should have found it earlier!
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:37 AM Permalink
queenmalley

no matter where the Med is found, the Como Park Historic Streetcar Station sure is pretty! Glad it was restored. Beautiful stonework.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:51 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

Grrrr..... I was going to dig for a few hours before going to work today, but then they told me to come in 2 hours early. :angry:
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:51 AM Permalink
queenmalley

From the air:
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:53 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

Thanks for explaining that... I've been here for 7 years and couldn't figure out how to do that. :sillygrin:
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:55 AM Permalink
leelabell

I want it to be downtown. The clues fit there. But, which park? That's the question. Maybe the Morse code tells us.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 9:08 AM Permalink
incrediblemagpie

Euphoric/Euphoria is a prominent symptom of hypoxia. Not on the ground, up high.

A Vision causing soul to soar. Look up

Rainbows lead you to the the puck. Look up
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 9:11 AM Permalink
Gilby

Put your shovels away?
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 9:29 AM Permalink
queenmalley

nice noodle
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 9:30 AM Permalink
ares

me neither. that's nice to know.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 10:10 AM Permalink
GreenTeam

Just went to scope things out. Saw quite a few hunters with tools.

So the Trolley Zone is Zone 4 in the book? (Finally found mine!)
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 10:15 AM Permalink
incrediblemagpie

Especially if you are downtown!
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 10:16 AM Permalink
OT

I never knew there was a url button either.

Still no "park" in any of the clues. But we have this: "The treasure’s in Ramsey; public land, search it all –

Suburbs and neighborhoods and throughout St. Paul."

Maybe this clue that tells us to search it all is telling us not to limit our search to a park.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 10:24 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Splendid mansion.. capital, I guess anyway.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 10:26 AM Permalink
OT

1000 Joe!
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 10:30 AM Permalink
queenmalley

a fellow digger says police directing traffic and barriers around Como golf course area? about 50 diggers in ballfields at como.
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 10:39 AM Permalink
Aquarius Rex

Then there must have been a different excursion as well ...I remember one returning on his or her own - years ago :chagrin:
Fri, 01/24/2014 - 10:50 AM Permalink