The West St. Paul Armory (there was also a St. Paul Armory) was at 1346 South Robert Street at Emerson.

The earliest mention of the West St. Paul Armory found in the Minneapolis papers was in 1959, where the uses appeared to be boxing matches and political events.

In September 1961, the West St. Paul Fall Festival Dance was held in the Armory.

In April 1965, cots were set up in the Armory to accommodate people who had to evacuate their homes in the wake of the rising Minnesota River.  1965 saw the worst flooding in recent memory.