A stroll through Downtown Minneapolis

[1ajs]

stop over in Minneapolis for day and a bit thought i would go kill some time by going to downtown Minneapolis. by taking the bus..... never did i think taking the bus would be so hard... anyhow besides that its was an interesting adventure.

so shall we start then

the bus i had just gotten off of


looking behind me we see the HHH Metrodome and metro station


looking up towards the core down 5th st


slightly to the left


looking down Portland at 5th st


across from city hall looking down 5th st at 4th Ave s with the public safeties building behind me


looking down 4th Ave south


hmm so tempting but naa already been there


sweet



looking down 6th st from 3rd ave s


looking up



ally on 7th st between 3rd and 2nd ave s


2nd ave s between 7th and 8th st loving the vines


construction at 11th st and 2nd Ave s


looking down Marquette from 11th st


from Nicollet between 11th and 10th st


downtown school on 10th and Hennepin


aww theres the camera store... damnation no one caries reversal rings for the PENTAX (anyone know any shops along i35 to threw Texas that might have one?)


from Hennepin between 10th and 9th st


inside lasalle plaza has a nice spot to sit and relax inside by a unique fountan but none of the shots of it turned out


looking down 6th at Lasalle from the bus stop




looking back on I-94 towards downtown Minneapolis on this 5 above day (F)

[MNMike]

Hey now..the high was actually 12F today! SOO COLD. Nice shots At least the cold makes for a nice sky.

[soleri]

I was tempted once to go to the Mall of America. Sad.

Looks like everyone was in the skywalks today. Very nice pics!

[MNMike]

yes, on days like today pretty much everywhere in the city looks deserted. I really don't like when it gets this cold. Luckily its only this cold a couple weeks out of the year yuck.

[1ajs]

i was up in the skywalks for a bit and it was prity dam quiet was weirdest thing ever

[logicskier]

My Dad lives in Edina, and I must say that "The Twins" are the cleanest cities EVER!

[Derek]

nicely done

[BTinSF]

Nice photography but these two pics show a fact about Minneapolis that I think is a mistake:





These skybridges and the system of indoor life that they connect tend to create the lifeless streetscape also evident in the photos.

Obviously Minneapolis has a harsh winter climate that does make sidewalk strolling unattractive in the dead of winter, but here I think we see that street life can exist there:



My own San Francisco actually has a planning policy against skybridges in order to force pedestrian traffic onto the sidewalks which, in turn, stimulates streetlevel retail that makes the city street full of life and interesting.

[Lee_Haber8]

^I can also imagine it must not be that pleasant with all those cold office towers funneling the wind down in there. I'm sure there would be a lot more people walking even in cold weather if they planned in a more pedestrian friendly way

[Wheelingman04]

Great city.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by BTinSF

Nice photography but these two pics show a fact about Minneapolis that I think is a mistake:





These skybridges and the system of indoor life that they connect tend to create the lifeless streetscape also evident in the photos.

Obviously Minneapolis has a harsh winter climate that does make sidewalk strolling unattractive in the dead of winter, but here I think we see that street life can exist there:



My own San Francisco actually has a planning policy against skybridges in order to force pedestrian traffic onto the sidewalks which, in turn, stimulates streetlevel retail that makes the city street full of life and interesting.

it was +5 f outside......... so i don't expect much for plp on the streets.... i went inside to warm up a bit... my hands were numb.... and it was dead inside ...

will try to get back to miniapolis in the summer one day... went its warmer out instead of bluty cold out..... you sir don't understand why we have skywalks......


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lee
did not find much for a wind that day actualy unlike portage and main lol but it sure felt a hell of alot colder out then +5 f outside....... dam humidy....

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txs wheelingman04