In an old Bob Dylan song he speaks of meeting at the location of 56 &
Wabashaw.  I would like to know what cities, if their are any cities,
that actually have such an intersection or a street named Wabashaw

Hello jrdub,


I used the street name lookup at Melissadata.com to look for street
names nationwide.
http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/index.htm

There is a Wabashaw Street in NORTH SALEM, Indiana  46165
http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/zipstreet.asp?Step1=wabashaw&submit1=Submit

Map for: Wabashaw North Salem, IN 46165 
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha.
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabashaw&csz=46165&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=


States with a street named WABASHA without the W at the end.

Alaska 
Illinois 
Minnesota 


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Alaska
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Wabasha Pl. located in Wasilla, Alaska  99654
http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/zipstreet.asp?Step3=AK&Street=WABASHA

Map for: Wabasha Wasilla, AK 99654 
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha.
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabasha&csz=99654&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=


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Illinois
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Wabasha Ave Located in East Saint Louis, Illinois  62205
http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/zipstreet.asp?Step3=IL&Street=WABASHA

Map for: Wabasha East St Louis, IL 62205 
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha.
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabasha&csz=62205&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=


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Minnesota
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There are a number of streets called WABASHA in Minnesota
http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/zipstreet.asp?Step3=MN&Street=WABASHA


None of the WABASHA streets in Minnesota cross 56th; however some of
them cross 5th and 6th streets.


PLAINVIEW Map for: Wabasha Plainview, MN 55964 
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha; however Wabasha
does cross 5th and 6th Avenue.
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabasha&csz=55964&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=


SAINT PAUL Map for: Wabasha St N At 5th St E St Paul, MN 55102
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha; however Wabasha
does cross 5th and 6th Street
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabasha+and+5th&csz=Saint+PAuol%2C+mn&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=



SAINT CHARLES Map for: Wabasha St Charles, MN 55972
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha; however Wabasha
does cross 5th and 6th Street.
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabasha+and+5th&csz=Saint+charles%2C+mn&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=



SAINT PETER Map for: Wabasha St At S 5th St St Peter, MN 56082 
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha; however Wabasha
does cross 5th Street
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabasha+and+5th&csz=56082&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=


DULUTH Map for: Wabasha Duluth, MN 55803 
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha.
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabasha&csz=55803&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=


LE SUEUR Map for: Wabasha Le Sueur, MN 56058 
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha.
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabasha&csz=56058&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=


WARROAD Map for: Wabasha Warroad, MN 56763 
According to this map there is no 56th and Wabasha
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=wabasha+and+5th&csz=56763&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=



ere is some interesting information from the Dylan Atlas.

?Wabasha Street is in St. Paul.?

 ?Well, if you look in a city where Dylan spent much of his formative
years, the Twin Cities in Minnesota, there is a Wabasha street that
runs right down the heart of St. Paul; however, there is no 56th
street that intersects with it. Just a 5th and 6th street. This may
appear as an ambiguity to you but I always think he's talking about
St. Paul.?

?There is a 56th and Wabash (no 'a') in Chicago, not far from the
University of Chicago.?

The Dylan Atlas: 56th and Wabasha
http://expectingrain.com/dok/atlas/56thandwabasha.html



According to the Bob Dylan biography at the IMDb:

?In 1959 he entered the University of Minnesota and began performing
as Bob Dylan at clubs in Minneapolis and St. Paul.?

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001168/bio

 

?There is a Wabasha street in St. Paul (capital city of Minnesota),
but it doesn't cross the 56th street. There is also a Wabasha street
in Chicago, IL.? http://expectingrain.com/dok/atlas/wabasha.html
 
Where is Wabasha anyway? 

?I remember reading somewhere that there are streets named "Wabasha"
in St. Paul  and Chicago. There isn't a 56th anywhere near Wabasha in
Chicago. There isn't  near Wabasha in St. Paul either, but it does
cross both 5th and 6th Streets. So  maybe Bob was singing "5th or 6th
and Wabasha" and it just happens to sound  like "56th".
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.dylan/browse_thread/thread/5a51c2969d45e829/dda3122572f9ca3d?lnk=st&q=St.+Paul++wabasha+OR+wabashaw+dylan&rnum=1#dda3122572f9ca3d

Search terms used: 
"56th * Wabasha OR Wabashaw" location
Wabashaw 56th Bob Dylan

I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Excellent research!  Thank you!

Thank you very much for the nice rating and tip!
--Bobbie7