h , ▁Fro gt own , ▁West ▁Side , ▁and ▁Pay ne - P hal en ▁neighborhood s . ▁The ▁West ▁Side ▁neighborhood ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁accessed ▁via ▁the ▁Robert ▁Street ▁Bridge ▁or ▁the ▁W ab asha ▁Street ▁Bridge . ▁Inter state ▁ 3 5 E ▁and ▁Inter state ▁ 9 4 ▁run ▁through ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood , ▁providing ▁a ▁separation ▁between ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁and ▁other ▁state ▁government ▁buildings ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁dow nt own . ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁fr inge ▁of ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁neighborhood . ▁Work ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁current ▁capit ol ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁and ▁construction ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁The ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁saw ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁exp ans ive ▁m all ▁that ▁currently ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁capit ol . ▁This ▁development ▁required ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁many ▁homes , ▁apart ments , ▁churches , ▁and ▁business es , ▁and ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁four ▁government ▁ag ency ▁buildings ▁surrounding ▁the ▁m all : ▁V eter an ▁Services ▁Building , ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁Building , ▁the ▁Cent enn ial ▁Office ▁Building , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁Arm ory . ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁City ▁Hall ▁and ▁Ram sey ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁is ▁also ▁located ▁dow nt own . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁corpor ations