Minnesotans share images of 'burned down' Minneapolis after …
Sep 11, 2024 · A politician suggests Minneapolis is a charred husk of the city it once was, and Minnesotans take to social media to share picturesque images of its parks and skyline with sarcastic captions.
Street Views: A Glimpse of the Past - Streets.mn
Oct 17, 2024 · The streetcar system, the backbone of mobility in the Twin Cities for half a century, was ripped up and destroyed. On the last day of service, June 18, 1954, one streetcar was driven from Downtown Minneapolis to St. Paul and was ceremonially burned, with press and politicians riding a bus back to Minneapolis in a sign of the times.
History of Minneapolis - Wikipedia
Skyline of Minneapolis in 1991 While the destruction of the Gateway district left a large gap in downtown Minneapolis, other developments would reshape it and transform the skyline. One of these developments was the building of the Nicollet Mall in 1968.
Elegant Gothic church dominated Minneapolis skyline — until …
Aug 17, 2019 · An iconic sanctuary survived an 1888 fire and a 1904 tornado only to burn down years later. A fire destroyed St. Olaf’s Catholic Church in Minneapolis in 1953. (The Minnesota Star Tribune ...
Eight years later, a look back at the day the Metrodome roof …
Dec 12, 2018 · Lester and the Metrodome made it without incident when the Halloween blizzard of 1991 dumped 20 inches of wet snow on Minneapolis and it was fine, too, when a storm came the following month with...
How a sacred Dakota island was destroyed by Minneapolis' …
Aug 18, 2023 · How a sacred Dakota island was destroyed by Minneapolis' industrial ambitions. Spirit Island was once a prominent landmark of the downtown Minneapolis riverfront. By Auds Jenkins Star...
10 Years After Bridge Collapse, America Is Still Crumbling - NPR
Aug 1, 2017 · Ten years ago, the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis collapsed, sending cars, trucks and even a school bus that were crawling over it in bumper-to-bumper...
What was with the eery, orange sky after severe storms blasted Twin Cities?
Many people saw and photographed an eery, orange-red sky after the passing of the first bow echo Monday evening. The colors were all to do with impeccable timing with the sunset. Most severe ...
As bridge comes down, photographers mourn iconic location for …
Jun 7, 2018 · As Minneapolis prepares to demolish the 24th Street pedestrian bridge in the coming days, photographers of all stripes are mourning the location for some of the most iconic shots of the city.
What was with the eerie, orange sky after severe storms blasted …
Aug 27, 2024 · We saw not one but two bow echo storms producing wind damage within 11 hours from Monday evening and then again early Tuesday morning. Many people saw and photographed an eerie, orange-red sky after the passing of the first bow echo Monday evening.