greenleaf
Senior Member
And here are some old buildings in Minneapolis that have continued to be well maintained.
I'll kick this off with a new building that is decidedly old feeling and looking. This is one of the better examples of what could be when a neo-art deco skyscraper is built well.
The Wells Fargo Building:
An Old Sears & Roebuck building in south Minneapolis that was converted to condos and offices. On the end of the complex was the Midtown Market, which was about the same size as the main floor of our St. Lawrence Market. It had the same feel too, although was more focussed on prepared food than fresh meats and fish.
First Avenue. I saw many a concert here.
A smattering of oldies but goodies, all located around or in the Warehouse District in downtown:
I'm not sure of the original use of this, but it was obviously storage at one point. It is now home to a theatre company.
Central downtown Post Office:
The Pillsbury A Mill:
The Lumber Exchange Building, the first skyscraper in Minneapolis built in 1885 and oldest standing building outside of NYC that is 12 or more stories:
Coffman Memorial Union on U of MN campus. A light rail line connecting downtown Mpls to downtown St. Paul is slated to run on the road in this picture. The U of MN is suing to prevent it (requesting it be re-routed north to another road running through the northside of campus) because it is going to interfere with sensitive medical and science research being done in the buildings directly adjacent to this street.
City Hall:
Factory converted to condo:
Grain Belt Brewery sign:
Foshay Tower:
Classic Minneapolis hang out:
Gold Medal Flour building:
And of course, it wouldn't be a proper Minneapolis photo set without acknowledging the lakes that are in the heart of the city.
Lake Harriet, with bandshell and refectory:
I'll kick this off with a new building that is decidedly old feeling and looking. This is one of the better examples of what could be when a neo-art deco skyscraper is built well.
The Wells Fargo Building:
An Old Sears & Roebuck building in south Minneapolis that was converted to condos and offices. On the end of the complex was the Midtown Market, which was about the same size as the main floor of our St. Lawrence Market. It had the same feel too, although was more focussed on prepared food than fresh meats and fish.
First Avenue. I saw many a concert here.
A smattering of oldies but goodies, all located around or in the Warehouse District in downtown:
I'm not sure of the original use of this, but it was obviously storage at one point. It is now home to a theatre company.
Central downtown Post Office:
The Pillsbury A Mill:
The Lumber Exchange Building, the first skyscraper in Minneapolis built in 1885 and oldest standing building outside of NYC that is 12 or more stories:
Coffman Memorial Union on U of MN campus. A light rail line connecting downtown Mpls to downtown St. Paul is slated to run on the road in this picture. The U of MN is suing to prevent it (requesting it be re-routed north to another road running through the northside of campus) because it is going to interfere with sensitive medical and science research being done in the buildings directly adjacent to this street.
City Hall:
Factory converted to condo:
Grain Belt Brewery sign:
Foshay Tower:
Classic Minneapolis hang out:
Gold Medal Flour building:
And of course, it wouldn't be a proper Minneapolis photo set without acknowledging the lakes that are in the heart of the city.
Lake Harriet, with bandshell and refectory: