Wandered around the Minneapolis North Loop with a friend, staring at repurposed industrial buildings. Many of the modern buildings draw upon the ethos of the area. When this building (T3 Building) opened in 2016, it was the largest mass (laminated) timber building in the country.
Category: Minneapolis
Doing it Right
Walked across Interstate 35W on a new pedestrian bridge (5th St SE, Minneapolis). Unlike the bridge I crossed a couple days ago in St. Paul’s Union Park District, this is wide enough for pedestrians and cyclists, has lighting, and the bridge and approach
Military Vehicles on a Train
On my walk, stopped to watch a long freight train go by. Every freight car was transporting military vehicles.
View from a Bridge
Appreciated the warmth in the sun as we walked with a friend. Couldn’t resist taking this standard shot of Stone Arch Bridge and Downtown.
A Good Day to Stay Indoors
Steam from heating plants working overtime reminded me it was a good day to stay indoors and play with my toys.
Steam Rising in Frigid Air
Woke up this morning with steam rising in the frigid (-22°F) air above St. Anthony Falls.
Red, White, and Blue
Woke up to red, white, and blue beaming from the Capella Tower, downtown Minneapolis. It was easy to choose that today will be a great day.
A New View
Explored Minnehaha Park and the campus of the Minnesota Veterans Home with a friend. This Mississippi view was new to me: the dam, and a hydroelectric plant in the red-roofed building were owned by the Ford Motor Company to power the now-demolished Twin Cities Assembly Plant.
White Christmas
Woke up to an appropriately snowy Christmas Eve. With subzero temperatures it was a good day to stay indoors.
Wrapped Bridge Span
Walked under a span of the 10th Avenue Bridge that had been wrapped for repair. Thought about how artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude had wrapped the Pont Neuf in Paris. For a moment, imagined our Pont Avenue Dix as art.