Silver Lake Village
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Silver Lake Village is a pedestrian-friendly auto mall located in the city of St. Anthony, Minnesota
. It was constructed beginning in 2004 on the site of the former Apache Plaza
. Its design is meant to resemble a "walkable community," as its development includes housing, shopping, dining, and other services. Its name is derived from Silver Lake, located just north of the development and from St. Anthony's nickname of St. Anthony Village.
The mall is located along Silver Lake Road, north of 37th Ave NE. It is serviced by Metro Transit
routes 4, 25, and 801.
The center is anchored by a Wal-Mart
on the south end and Cub Foods supermarket
at the north. Between the two major retailers are smaller buildings with other stores found in strip malls, including Radio Shack, GameStop, and GNC. The city of St. Anthony also operates a liquor store in the complex.
, Chipotle
, Papa Murphy's pizza, Leeann Chin, Smashburger, and Caribou Coffee. A Culver's and Wendy's are adjacent to the development also.
retailer, salon, including a number of bank branches and health clinics.
is located along the eastern edge of the complex and its amphitheater is home to summer concerts. There are also walking paths located near the park as well.
St. Anthony, Minnesota
St. Anthony is the name of more than one place in the U.S. state of Minnesota:*St. Anthony, Stearns County, Minnesota*St. Anthony, Hennepin County, Minnesota-See also:*Saint Anthony Park , a neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota...
. It was constructed beginning in 2004 on the site of the former Apache Plaza
Apache Plaza
Apache Plaza was a former shopping center, located in St. Anthony, Minnesota, a small suburb of Minneapolis. It opened in 1961 as one of the first enclosed shopping centers in the US, and closed in 2004.-Early history:...
. Its design is meant to resemble a "walkable community," as its development includes housing, shopping, dining, and other services. Its name is derived from Silver Lake, located just north of the development and from St. Anthony's nickname of St. Anthony Village.
The mall is located along Silver Lake Road, north of 37th Ave NE. It is serviced by Metro Transit
Metro Transit (Minnesota)
Metro Transit is the transit division of the Metropolitan Council, a regional governmental agency in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Metro Transit is the largest operator of bus services in the seven-county region surrounding Minneapolis and St...
routes 4, 25, and 801.
Housing
Silver Lake Village has a number of choices, including traditional apartments, condominiums, and cottage-style homes. Most of this housing is new construction since 2004, but some properties, such as the Equinox Apartments, were constructed in the 1970s in the era of the Apache Plaza.Shopping
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
on the south end and Cub Foods supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
at the north. Between the two major retailers are smaller buildings with other stores found in strip malls, including Radio Shack, GameStop, and GNC. The city of St. Anthony also operates a liquor store in the complex.
Dining
Silver Lake Village is also home to various restaurants. The complex includes an Applebee'sApplebee's
Applebee’s International, Inc., is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of September 2011, there were 2,010 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States, one U.S. territory and 14 other countries...
, Chipotle
Chipotle
A chipotle , or chilpotle, which comes from the Nahuatl word chilpoktli meaning "smoked chili pepper" is a smoke-dried jalapeño that tends to be brown and shriveled. It is a chili used primarily in Mexican and Mexican-inspired cuisines, such as Mexican-American and Tex-Mex.Varieties of jalapeño...
, Papa Murphy's pizza, Leeann Chin, Smashburger, and Caribou Coffee. A Culver's and Wendy's are adjacent to the development also.
Services
Located in the mall are other services, such as a Verizon WirelessVerizon Wireless
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....
retailer, salon, including a number of bank branches and health clinics.
Entertainment
Salo Park, named in honor of St. Anthony's sister-city of Salo, FinlandSalo, Finland
Salo is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
is located along the eastern edge of the complex and its amphitheater is home to summer concerts. There are also walking paths located near the park as well.