Talk:Minneapolis station (Milwaukee Road)

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Name? Old or new name for article?

It used to be the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed, but now it's officially called "The Depot"[1]. Do we use old or new names? --Bobak 19:36, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not 100% decided. I used the name "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed" because that's how it appears in the National Register database and on List of Registered Historic Places in Minnesota. This tends to happen with other National Register properties, like Washburn "A" Mill, now known as the Mill City Museum. I guess I don't have a ready answer on this question. Looking at Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis, there isn't a lot of consistency -- Midtown Exchange used to be the Sears Roebuck store and warehouse, while North Star Woolen Mill is now called "North Star Lofts".

On a side note, calling it "The Depot" would be ambiguous with other places named "The Depot" (see Special:Whatlinkshere/The Depot). Then again, there are a lot of places called "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot", or simply "Milwaukee Road Depot", so some disambiguation with the city name would probably be a good idea. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 20:39, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I wondered about this too in another article. Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company Elevator A is known as the Ceresota Building. I ended up deciding on the NRHP name but meant to ask. -Susanlesch 20:44, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Now that I think about it, though, I don't know many confused tourists who would be walking around downtown Minneapolis asking, "Where can I find the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed?" They'd probably call it "The Depot" or "the old Milwaukee Road Depot". Maybe the new name is more commonly used in this case. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 20:48, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places position on article names ("The name of the article should be the current, formal title of the place. Other accepted names can be indicated in the first sentence with bold text."), it would be the current common name. I'll move the discussion to the main Minnesota Wikiproject page. --Bobak 20:11, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, it took help from an admin and a couple days but the elevator above has been moved to Ceresota Building. -Susanlesch 20:07, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

date

Was the existing structure built in 1899? Should the "built/founded" date reflect that?--Appraiser 20:21, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're correct, unless they used some of the original building (although the term "razed" seems to imply that wasn't the case), it should be when the current structure was built since it's the one in the article and on the National Register of Historic Places. --Bobak 17:45, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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