Historic Seven Corners Hardware Store In St. Paul Scheduled For Demolition

ST. PAUL (WCCO) -- A piece of history in St. Paul is being torn down to make way for something new.

The old Seven Corners Hardware store near the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul closed last year after the owners made a deal to sell the land to a developer.

It had been a neighborhood staple for 80 years, and St. Paul resident Steve Darwitz says he sad to see it go.

"When I was a kid, we used to swim in there," he said. "Kind of sad to see all this old history disappearing."

Opus Development has plans to turn this site into a new building that will house 191 apartments and a hotel.