A house at 393 Bates Ave., in the shadow of the new parking ramp at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, is demolished on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. After negotiations for 393 Bates Avenue failed, a Ramsey County district judge approved a “quick-take” procedure in September that gave the home to the university. A court-appointed panel will determine how much the university should pay the sellers. MnSCU has estimated its worth at $127,500. The land will be used for a surface parking lot this summer. (Courtesy photo)

The house at 393 Bates Avenue in St. Paul is demolished Wednesday morning, Feb. 24, 2016. Despite legal pushback from property owners, Metropolitan State University won the right to remove the house, which sits next to the university's new 760-stall parking ramp, right. The university must compensate the property owner, a business partnership, though the courts have yet to rule on the final sum. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri)

This house at 393 Bates Avenue in St. Paul sits next to Metro State University's new 760-stall parking ramp, photographed on Thursday, June 18, 2015. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)

This house at 393 Bates Avenue in St. Paul sits next to Metro State University's new 760-stall parking ramp, photographed on Thursday, June 18, 2015. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)





The one-story adobe-facade house at 393 Bates Ave. in St. Paul could have almost be mistaken for the cartoon home from the Disney animated movie “Up.”

For months, it stood surrounded by construction cranes and giant dirt piles on three sides. The 1920s-era structure appears tiny in comparison. Related Articles Near Metro State, house in shadow of ramp will be demolished

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After a prolonged dispute with the owners, the house was demolished Wednesday. The University built a $20 million, five-story 760-stall parking ramp nearby, and the Bates home site had been intended for a 40-stall surface lot.