It’s 1906. A man looks down from his perch high above a rail yard and the flour mills it serves. The caption for the stereograph simply reads “Huge flour mills where grain crops are made into food for the world, Minneapolis, Minnesota.” From our temporary Minneapolis Mill District home, a rented condominium, I love to… Continue reading Perches Above a Rail Yard
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Perches above a Rail Yard
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Traces of the Past
Walked in search of traces of the past using these old insurance maps: At Milwaukee Road Depot: 1914, newly enlisted sailor, Norman Soley, waits for his train; 2018, this is a lovely event space, with adjacent Marriott hotels.
Lit Lighthouse
On my run, the lighthouse on the Mississippi’s Hall’s Island deferred to the sun.
Seward Co-op
Walked to Seward Co-op to buy groceries. It meets 95% of our food needs without having to navigate endless aisles of manufactured food. I appreciate the quality, emphasis on local sourcing, minimal packaging, and keeping money in our local economy.
Super Bowl Flyover
As Pink finished the national anthem at the nearby Super Bowl, the USAF flew heritage aircraft right over our balcony. Next excitement: will Justin Timberlake have a wardrobe malfunction?
New Soccer Stadium
Snow fell on the *other* football stadium as we walked through St. Paul’s Midway. Minnesota United will start playing soccer here when it is completed, spring 2019.
Brain Ice Sculpture
Just down the road from where we live, at the headquarters of the American Academy of Neurology, a brain ice sculpture editorialized about the big game this weekend. The Academy is running a campaign to educate people about sports concussions.
Bone-Chilling Day
Walked past a University of Minnesota heating plant on a sunny, bone-chilling day.
Fantastical Ice Creature
A fantastical creature, carved out of ice, celebrated winter as I walked through downtown St. Paul.