Gold Medal Park fits a lot of personality into its compact 7.5 acres in the Minneapolis Mill District. We get to see it every day from our temporary home while our condo is being completed next door. The park, with a mound, with a spiral path, is now a permanent fixture in our lives.
Category: Americas
Remains of a Travel Agency
Walked past the remains of a travel agency. I’m grateful the Internet gives me the power to research and actualize my travel dreams.
Hearing Native Voices
Scaffold In May 2017, I stood behind a chain link fence that was covered with protest notices. “Shame on you”“Take it down”“There is no art in genocide”“Not art, not a game, not experience, not your story, not your family” Behind the fence, in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, workers were putting the finishing touches to a… Continue reading Hearing Native Voices
Transit Apps for a Short Trip
Posted Transit Apps for a Short Trip.
Transit Apps for a Short Trip
We’re just back from a few days in Chicago. Smartphone apps made travel by train, plane, and bike a breeze. I was able to purchase all transit using my phone. App Example Transit Use Cases Metro Transit –Buy tickets for light rail from home to MSP (Minneapolis airport). Fly Delta –Check in for flight.–Display boarding… Continue reading Transit Apps for a Short Trip
Tangletowns
Explored Tangletowns in both Minneapolis and St. Paul, where the streets wind and ignore the grid. Found this 1887 Cass Gilbert home in St. Paul’s Tangletown. Later, Gilbert was the architect for the MInnesota Capitol, the Woolworth Building in New York, and the US Supreme Court.
Riding the Rails, Riding a Bike
Rode the Metra (heavy rail) north from downtown Chicago. Cycled back along Lake Michigan.
Cycling The 606
Explored Chicago’s North Side on shared bicycles. Cycled The 606, a trail on a former “L” line elevated on berms and bridges. This former Playskool factory once produced Lincoln Logs and Tyke Bikes.
McCormick Place Convention Center
Walked past a clinical chemistry trade show at Chicago’s vast McCormick Place convention center.
Louis Sullivan Ironwork
Paused at this ironwork above the entrance to a Target store in Chicago’s loop. Legendary architect, Louis Sullivan, created this for the Carson Pirie Scott department store which originally occupied this building.