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 The Minneapolis City Hall by zrim
The city hall also is reputed to be haunted by the spirits of criminals who were hanged in this building before that bloody practice was abolished in our state.
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Little 'slices of life'. People seem to ignore this little fact. When it's colder than a witch's tit in a brass brassiere outside, STAY IN! The Minneapolis Skyways are a study in fact. You can literally travel (foot-wise) 5 miles, and only cover three blocks (city-wise). It seems that all roads lead to Marshal Fields (department store - dropped a LOAD of saw-bucks there), but getting there is half the fun.
Architecturally, this is amazing. Every block has eye or ear candy of it's own. On the street, music or architecture is visually and audiologicaly immense. (Sheesh! That is a sentence to be diagramed). From the skyways, it's another story. Each span of Skyway has it's own influence, depending on the buldings they connect.
I'll try to jam a photo in here that explains part of it. (btw, the fountain you see here is spouting 'up', not down. We talked w/ Jay - the Engineer trying to fix it, and he was non-plussed getting it to work right. Never got a pic of it working right, dammit!) Leave a Comment Address: EverywhereDirections: Just placing the pictures for now. I'll fill things in as I can get to them. (It's dark here, you know).
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 Hennepin Bridge-On your way to
St. Anthony Main! by emoja
In the summertime they occasionally close off the street and have art or car shows for pedestrians only. On July 4th they put on a huge fireworks show over the water. Get there early though, otherwise you'll be stuck watching from the bridge (although that can be nice too).
As a bonus: DIRECTLY across from the movie theater is the underside of a bridge crossing the river. Climb over a short fence, walk across some mud (ladies take your heels off and go barefoot), then run up a cement slope until you're under the bridge. There's a little graffiti up there, but the magnificent, private views of the city are well worth it. Leave a Comment Address: St. Anthony Main area, directly east of Downtown.Directions: If you can find Hennepin, you can find the Hennepin Ave Bridge.
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The Foshay Tower has the city's only observation deck, since the IDS closed a while back. Leave a Comment
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 by byro0028
(Segways look like pogo sticks with two big wheels and a platform. When they were launched a few years ago, they were called "IT's")
Everyone I know who has gone on this tour of Minneapolis has LOVED it.
So if you are in town only for a few days, want to enjoy the lovely Minnesotan summer and learn a little history, this is the activity for you!
*this is a seasonal activity. They are closed in the late fall thru the early spring) Address: St. Anthony Main, 125 Main Street SE, MinneapolisPhone: 1-800-749-5584Directions: Right across the stone arch bridge from the new Guthrie, in St. Anthony Main.Website: www.humanonastick.com
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You don't have to have a ticket to hang out at the new Guthrie theater. Lobbies on Levels 4 and 5 have Wi-Fi and anyone who wants to can find a comfy chair and settle in with their laptop. Especially cool is the Endless Bridge - a cantilevered lobby that hangs 178 feet over the river side of the building. Windows are strategically placed for "forced perspectives", and there's a stepped, open section at the far end for enjoying the sunshine. Great views of the riverfront! If there's a bar set up for a show or matinee, buy a beverage and take it out on the steps to enjoy while you marvel at the panorama before you. I can't remember for sure but I think it's on the 5th Level.
The Guthrie also has a somewhat upper-scale restaurant (Cue), a cafe, and express, "grab and go" for chasing the munchies, plus a couple of other bars. Needless to say, they also have great productions. Leave a Comment
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 by shrimp56Leave a Comment Address: Nicollet Mall
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This is one of the greenways in the city. The Loring Greenway begins at the Nicollet Mall near the Hyatt Regency Hotel on the Nicolett Mall and extends to Grant St. It includes with trees, seats, tables, fountains and covered areas and is lined with apartment towers and townhomes. Leave a Comment
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