urbanMSP

back then? i have no idea personally. i'm just relaying an anecdote my brother told me. (he's a former priest of the archdiocese) considering the buildings historic status yes they would have a choice today. yes many cracks are the result of this near constant traffic vibration.

the tunnel could have been extended further north.

Cool Map. Minneapolis circa 1854

That is the original plat, right? I remember reading that the guy who platted it later regretting making the grids parallel to the river rather than oriented to the cardinal directions.