urbanMSP

I went to Apple Maps and then to Google Maps and tried to find a way to capture an image of the back of the armory (the north facing wall) but could not figure out how. With the assist of a a good architectural firm with a sound preservation background, that wall looks very well suited to take on su...

It is not out of the question to build a skyway link into the Armory but - as it stands - it would be from a parking ramp on one side (which might not be engineered to accommodate such a purpose) to a Juvie detention center on the other - and from there the morgue. [This feeds into one of my "w...

It's not clear that what your seeing isn't an immediate stop-gap to keep the Armory roof from collapsing owing to neglect until a final redesign is produced and approved. There is a temporary look to it and, if you look at the portion that has yet to be covered, it looks to be in a very degraded sta...

I think the strictest oversight will be to retain the WPA art deco design "look and feel" and the wall art. I suspect they will be granted some latitude in other areas. It would be interesting to see if they could open up the north facing wall to allow for seasonal open staging and access ...

Lol, complaining about complaining about rehashing the topic for the x-teenth time... you get it. Go Vikes! That I can understand! Go Vikes! :) ...well except for Jabari Price Even if the City of Minneapolis / State of Minnesota lose money on the stadium itself, it would still be what the marketing...