Saint Anthony West Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

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St. Anthony West is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Minneapolis as part of the village of St. Anthony, established in 1849 on the east bank of the Mississippi River. St. Anthony Falls, which gives the name to the neighborhood, was seen in 1680 by Father Louis Hennepin, a Jesuit who is credited with being the first European to explore the area that is now Minneapolis. He named the falls after his patron saint, St. Anthony of Padua.

The neighborhood is within walking distance of downtown and the University of Minnesota. St. Anthony West is also host to Boom Island Park, a 14-acre riverside park. Broadway Street NE is the northern boundary, and the neighborhood extends to Second Avenue on the south. The Mississippi River makes up the western extent and Washington and Fifth streets NE define the eastern boundary.