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mpls – around downtown

 

minneapolis (1867, pop 400k, 55 sq mi) aka city of lakes, mill city -- enjoy!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis

 

must start with mtm -- of course!  :laugh:

season 4 opening because it has the ‘new’ ids tower

 

shes still right there on the nicollet mall

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who can turn the world on with a smile?

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the news room on nicollet, a place mary, ted & the mtm gang would have liked

http://thenewsroommpls.com/

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clevelander philip johnson’s IDS center tower is the big daddy in town (1974)

note:  see the skyway thread for interior views of the crystal court

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDS_Center

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twins

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yoda sez "everywhere the skyway is"  :laugh:

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forshay tower (1929) – “1st skyscraper west of the mississippi” - now a w hotel (2008)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foshay_Tower

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breakfast at hell’s kitchen

http://hellskitcheninc.com/

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target mothership

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oracle

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surprise – an old brownstone

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hennepin ave theater district

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mpls is king of parking garages – must be the weather

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here is that frozen hamms building from the nightshots thread, it was an old hotel

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mural in the warehouse dist

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lumber exchange building (1885) - oldest 12+ story highrise outside of nyc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumber_Exchange_Building

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former masonic building (1888) – now hennepin center for the arts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennepin_Center_for_the_Arts

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new

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what the?  :wtf:  please dont ever tear this down, seriously!  :laugh:

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e block or block e – ha, whatev!

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capella tower (1992) fka as u.s. bancorp tower

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capella_Tower

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double skyway, why? why not! just because they can  :clap:

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target center arena (1990)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Center

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a view of downtown from the south side

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municipal building (1888)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_City_Hall

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hard to get a full view today, so here is a shot from the lumber exchange building circa 1900

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a modern era gubmint building across the street

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another old trading building

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national guard

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west side of downtown

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community college

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the wonderful looking and massive basilica of st mary (1907) another 1st in the usa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Mary,_Minneapolis

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yeah, they have old apt buildings scattered around downtown too

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***well its ‘time’ 2 leave minny 4 newark…wait, that’s already been covered hasn’t it?***

The Motherf*cking Time

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I always dug Minneapolis.  It's like a Canadian city...with actual architecture.

"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

I'm diggin' that mural in the WHD.  Also, while Minny might overdo it a bit (a la Dallas), Cleveland's skyline would do well with some more glass like we see here.

I always dug Minneapolis.  It's like a Canadian city...with actual architecture.

    I totally agree. :-D

Wow! Stunning downtown, and with light rail!

 

Does it snow much, there?  :-D

Cesar Pelli designs some classy-azz sh*t.  Love his work.  Minneapolis seems to be doing surprisingly well given how damn cold it is there! 

Ahh, the place of my birth. That fateful day in early autumn, 1979. Jimmy Carter, disco, wood paneled land rovers. And little civvik was squirted out onto the windswept Minnesota prairie, but it was too cold, so he skittered off to Cincinnati.

Good set...I really like the twin cities.

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