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Happy Hour On Hennepin Avenue

A quiet morning smoke break on Hennepin Avenue. I was watching the Ken Burns’ three-part series on Prohibition last night and learned the origin of the term ‘Skid Row‘; it comes from Skid Road in Vancouver or Seattle where the loggers would ‘skid’ the logs from the docks to the lumber mills. It was home to hard-working and hard-drinking workmen. It eventually became the term for the rough vice-riddled neighborhoods in big cities like Minneapolis. Eventually the city planners in the 60′s demolished our skid row and put in the cold boring buildings all along the area north of Washington at Hennepin. They destroyed a lot of really interesting buildings as well including the Metropolitan Building. This photo is of The Gay 90′s, which was on the edge of the area and managed to survive the do-gooders and their wrecking ball.

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Occupy MN

The party is over, now it's time to clean up. You can see more photos from Occupy MN! at North Metro Photo. When we went down there, I expected an encampment, but never such a sea of junk. Several workers in the area said that people would just drive up and drop off stuff for them. I’ve gone to photograph the tea parties as well, but they only gathered for a couple hours and then they picked up all the litter in the area on their way out. Afterwards, I walked around — not even a gum wrapper was left. If people think these groups are similar, they should compare the after-effects on the local environment.

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Motorized Kayak with Father and Son

This father and son duo came chugging across a calm Lake Calhoun on a quiet morning. As I dropped the big lens on them, they passed through the reflection of the Calhoun Beach Club Apartments, giving the image an abstract pattern.

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Double Kayakers

Two kayakers with ponytails head out for Lake of the Isles on a warm day in Minneapolis. I'm fascinated by how people on the shore and those in kayaks/canoes don't really notice each other. When I'm out on the water, I rarely notice the walkers. One of my favorite photos was taken of another kayaker with this same lens: my 600mm catadioptric.

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Busy Sunday at the Lagoon

A busy day at the Lagoon between Lake the Isles and Lake Calhoun. The bridge is for the Greenway Bike Trail. They've been doing some work on the bridges over the past weeks; it seems that they are widening the trail so they can separate the pedestrians from the bikes. Not a bad idea, it gets crowded up there sometimes.

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The Hungry Tree

As spring arrives, the young families flock to the lakes, unaware that the apple trees are coming out of hibernation and are very hungry.

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Roller Girl at the Saint Patrick's Parade

She was handing out little flyers for the Roller Girls when I took this pic. I chose this one because I'm oddly fascinated by her forlorn expression. Hint to the Roller Girls, next time hand out free tickets to an event. I saw your little flyers all around on the ground after the parade, but not one of the Irish Festival tickets that were given out during the parade.

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St Patricks Day Parade

I love the expression the girl with the big glasses has.

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Industrial Workers of the World

I went down to the State Capitol building to see the Pro-Wisconsin Union Rally yesterday. It was a little difficult to photograph inside, but I found these 'industrious' Wobblies standing right in front with their banner. Thanks for the shot guys!