Not sure what these are. They appear to be street furniture.
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Streetscape Staples
(Just wait until you see the size of the Streetscape Staple Remover)
I’ve seen these before. I assumed they were bike racks, designed by somebody with an excellent sense of aesthetics, but who has never actually locked a bike to anything.
Yikes. You’d have to be even more useless than David Byrne or the St. Paul Central Library bike rack designers for that!
platforms for 3 card monte, bring back street life one hustle at a time
Artsy future vandalism platform?
Butt rack. Too high to sit on, too uncomfortable to lay on
Actually they might be useful for “planking” which is definitely not a fad at all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planking_(fad)
Those are brackets for hanging roman shades . . .across the sidewalk.
Giant photo stands. They are getting ready for a public art installation featuring beautiful photographs by local artists.
+1
Anyone asked Minneapolis 311, or public works?