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As Ramsey County prepares to tear down the former headquarters of West Publishing and the old Ramsey County Jail, it's a good chance to take a look back at photos that illustrate the history of West Publishing, and the St. Paul riverfront.

What began as John B. West Co., became West Publishing. The offices and presses operated along the river until 1992, when it moved to Eagan.

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As Ramsey County prepares to tear down the former headquarters of West Publishing and the old Ramsey County Jail, it's a good chance to take a look back at photos that illustrate the history of West Publishing, and the St. Paul riverfront.


The 1896 West Publishing Company building

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Editorial offices were placed by windows.

Book signatures were sewn together by hand.

Shelves ran floor to ceiling through tunnels

View of the multiple buildings from the river.

The West Publishing women's holiday party, 1938

Photos: A look back at the West Publishing riverfront

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