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by Moderato
December 11th, 2014, 2:08 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Holidazzle Market
Replies: 148
Views: 15745

Re: Holidazzle Market

Sorry about that: http://www.svenskarnasdag.com You're right, it's a pretty folksy event and has dwindled over the years, but it used to be a big gathering. Tangentially, I would say having Osmo Vanska as music director of MO appeals to the city's Nordic roots in a contemporary way. He has programme...
by Moderato
December 10th, 2014, 8:43 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Holidazzle Market
Replies: 148
Views: 15745

Re: Holidazzle Market

Didier, The midsummer festival takes place annually at Minnehaha Falls: www.sveskarnasdag.com There's Ingebretsen's, the forthcoming Norwegian American center, our Vikings NFL team, Gustavus Adolphus and St. Olaf Colleges and all of the Scandinavian traditions there, Garrison Keillor/Lake Wobegone, ...
by Moderato
November 27th, 2014, 12:25 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Broadway Flats - (West Broadway & Penn Avenue North)
Replies: 20
Views: 11798

Re: Broadway Flats - (West Broadway & Penn Avenue North)

Still moving forward. Rose seems like a well intentioned individual who has the interests of the community at heart.

http://www.startribune.com/blogs/284031411.html
by Moderato
November 27th, 2013, 11:23 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Emerge Career and Technology Center - (1834 Emerson Ave N)
Replies: 6
Views: 2968

Re: Emerge Career and Technology Center - (1834 Emerson Ave

The rendering on the placard outside shows a one story addition to the library. Maybe some parking too, I suppose, but it seems there will be a new structure.
by Moderato
November 24th, 2013, 11:27 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Emerge Career and Technology Center - (1834 Emerson Ave N)
Replies: 6
Views: 2968

Re: Emerge Career and Technology Center

The house south of the library building was demolished late last week. I hear the house was in tough shape and the lot is obviously needed for the expansion, but it is still sad to see a 100-year-old house come down so quickly and unceremoniously. It looked quite salvageable from the exterior.
by Moderato
November 18th, 2013, 10:15 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: A Strip Mall - (129 Plymouth Avenue North)
Replies: 60
Views: 11627

Re: A Strip Mall - (129 Plymouth Avenue North)

Wow! Hard to believe that is the same intersection. It bears no resemblance to the present day whatsoever. This must be before I94?
by Moderato
November 1st, 2013, 9:48 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1388
Views: 603989

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

Plan to extend 77th St. in Richfield under Highway 77. Seems like a no-brainer!

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/230296631.html
by Moderato
November 1st, 2013, 9:35 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Saint Paul Union Depot
Replies: 374
Views: 79193

Re: Saint Paul Union Depot

by Moderato
October 28th, 2013, 10:07 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
Replies: 2909
Views: 447966

Re: Star Tribune Blocks

I would be hard pressed to identify a better advertising opportunity in the Twin Cities than the WF Home Mortgage campus as viewed from southbound 35W as you exit downtown. The massive signage is completely impossible to ignore, and thousands upon thousands of commuters see it every day. Better yet,...
by Moderato
October 28th, 2013, 9:30 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News
Replies: 1261
Views: 524310

Re: Downtown Restaurant News

With pricing pressure from the likes of Amazon and big box stores, it's tough for bricks and mortar retail operations. Customers mostly want convenience and value, which is something hard to offer your average metro-area shopper if you're leasing expensive space in downtown Minneapolis. If you look ...
by Moderato
October 27th, 2013, 7:23 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Emerge Career and Technology Center - (1834 Emerson Ave N)
Replies: 6
Views: 2968

Emerge Career and Technology Center - (1834 Emerson Ave N)

The renovation and repurposing of Minneapolis' first branch library into the Emerge Career and Technology Center is set to begin soon. Here's some background on the building: http://vimeo.com/32475681 This seems to be a great project. Looking forward to the unboarding of another builing along the W....
by Moderato
October 27th, 2013, 2:30 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Broadway Flats - (West Broadway & Penn Avenue North)
Replies: 20
Views: 11798

Re: Broadway Flats - (West Broadway & Penn Avenue North)

Is this really infill? It will be the most prominent building between Irving and the parkway, and the main anchor at the Broadway and Penn transportation node.
by Moderato
October 6th, 2013, 10:49 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Capri Block RFP
Replies: 9
Views: 2947

Re: Capri Block RFP

Alleycat, as an aside, don't make the mistake of spending years waiting for these proposals to come to fruition in hopes that they will turn things around on Broadway or elsewhere in Jordan. If you are inclined to sell and can do so, do it and move on. So few of these Northside projects actually get...
by Moderato
September 19th, 2013, 9:02 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Soo Line Building Apartments - (501 Marquette Avenue)
Replies: 190
Views: 50526

Re: Soo Line Building Apartments - (501 Marquette Avenue)

The restaurant, cafe, wine bar and liquor store desitined for this building all sound truly awesome. I wonder if I could talk the Kleins into putting a real, authentic German/Turkish Doner Kebab place at skyway level. I've always wondered why there isn't one anywhere in America as far as I know. See...
by Moderato
May 3rd, 2013, 8:40 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Longfellow Station - (3801 Hiawatha Avenue)
Replies: 88
Views: 32443

Re: Longfellow Station - (3801 Hiawatha Avenue)

WOW is right! If anything like that came to fruition, I think I would change my tune on this project. Do the developers have some sort of rights to any or all of the land in that model?
by Moderato
April 20th, 2013, 9:30 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Longfellow Station - (3801 Hiawatha Avenue)
Replies: 88
Views: 32443

Re: Longfellow Station - (3801 Hiawatha Avenue)

Why not compare them? They're both apartment projects, both in the same basic neighborhood, and both near LRT stations. MNdible's point about the different price points is well taken, but I guess I specifically mention the Ford Bridge project to contrast what I see as the defficiencies of Longfellow...
by Moderato
April 16th, 2013, 10:43 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Longfellow Station - (3801 Hiawatha Avenue)
Replies: 88
Views: 32443

Re: Longfellow Station - (3801 Hiawatha Avenue)

I have driven by this project a number of times recently. I'm not sure this one will lease up quickly. Aside from 38th St. station, it doesn't have that much going for it from a location standpoint. The plot is bordered by Hiawatha Ave, train tracks, a power substation (I think) and whatever retail ...
by Moderato
April 3rd, 2013, 10:51 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Duluth Transportation Center
Replies: 16
Views: 2589

Re: Duluth Transportation Center

Sorry, but Duluth sure does build some ugly stuff. Wouldn't be complete with a very long and highly visible skywalk.
by Moderato
March 4th, 2013, 11:39 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line (Hiawatha LRT)
Replies: 628
Views: 246693

Re: Blue Line (Hiawatha)

One problem I see at 46th is that some peds from the station don't bother walking to intersection to cross in the first place. They cross about 20 meters to the north. Maybe to get straight to Walgreens or maybe because they're heading north after they cross anyway and don't want to back track.
by Moderato
February 6th, 2013, 10:56 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Mill & Main - (501 Main Street Southeast)
Replies: 181
Views: 36602

Re: Mill & Main - (501 Main Street Southeast)

I lived 10 months in Flanders (Dutch-speaking Belgium) and though I never knew their technical name (thanks, ha!), I can attest to their prevalence there. In a lot of older Flemish and Dutch neighborhoods, and by older I mean as much as 300+ years old, a "woonerf" of one sort or another is...