Category: Uptown

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Sunset Over Lake Calhoun

Another winter day comes to an end. We finally have snow here in Minneapolis. It's been unseasonable warm; strange to be reminded what winter is supposed to look like here.

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Amphicar at Lake Calhoun

These cars we built in Germany from 1961-65, they didn't sell as well as the company hoped, but of the 4000 sold, over 700 of them are still in use. Pretty neat little toy, just perfect for the land of 10,000 lakes (actually 11,842). One of my clients, painter Carl Bretzke has one and has painted it; you can see it here along with his other paintings.

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My Favorite Snow Blower

Hennepin County crews are removing the massive snow banks from Uptown this week. This terrifying machine is attached to a loader and has it's own 300-hp diesel engine. I watched them working the block by my home and was amazed by how complicated the process is. They first come by with this RPM Tech HS Series Detachable Snow Blower to get the majority of the snow, filling a dump truck in 30 seconds. Then two road graders work the area to scrape the snow and ice from the curb and the middle of the road. Then the beast returns for a final cleanup, which is when I took this shot. Ok geeks, here's RPM Tech's Front-Loader Blowers.

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Uptown Street on a Winter’s Eve

A quite night during a snowstorm in Uptown.

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Where to put it all?

The overwhelming snow DMZ.

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The Snow Lane

Note the parking meter on the far left; this is why Lake Street is only one-lane wide.

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There Goes the Neighborhood

2915 Knox Avenue South falls to the hammer of progress. It seems that the ban on new developments in Uptown has ended. This house is on the left-most edge of the property shown below: This promotional sign was on the side of the second house they demolished Tuesday. They are removing all five houses that are there now. I'll keep you up to speed as the development progresses. I snapped up pics of all the houses, since they will be gone by the end of the week and I know I'll be scratching my head in a year wondering what used to be there.

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The Butcher of Calhoun Square

The Kitchen Window store used to be right where this thing is sitting.

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Calhoun Square Deconstruction with Women Bikers

A year ago, I would have been standing in front of the Uptown Bar looking at Kitchen Window. Now I am standing in front of the new Apple Store looking at this. Uptown is undergoing a huge change.