Minneapolis’ Twenty-Ninth Street Railroad Depression: Changes Over Time
Photos and architecture, historic and current, tell the story of growth and change in the heart of South Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis’ Twenty-Ninth Street Railroad Depression Part One: Legal Battle and Construction
Archival photos and century-old headlines bring to life the fight to lower train tracks through the heart of Minneapolis.
Passenger Rail in Minnesota and the Case for Thinking Smaller
Bombastic proposals for country-wide high-speed rail gain a lot of traction online, but it’s more pressing to focus on what’s lacking: robust local networks.
Celebrating Ten Years With All Aboard Minnesota
Passenger train advocacy organization All Aboard Minnesota is celebrating their 10th anniversary. Let’s learn the history of the organization!
Lost Railways of the Twin Cities
Take a rails-and-trails tour of abandoned railways around the Twin Cities metro, as our author explains their history and current uses.
Lies Cast in Bronze: A Tour of Twin Cities Historical Markers
Historical markers may seem like trustworthy narrators of the past, but in truth, they are only outdated maps that reflect all the biases and motivations of the people who paid to erect them.
One Family’s Fascinating History at Oakland Cemetery — the Son
Part Two of an exploration of the state’s oldest public cemetery and interview with its superintendent. Obelisks, mausoleums, ghost stories and more.
I-94 in the Union Park District: A History of Prioritizing Speed Over Community
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is planning the first major reconstruction since I-94 opened. This got us thinking about what Union Park was like before the highway was built.
Sierra Club North Star’s 25th Annual Bike Ride Tour
A Slow Roll bike tour of North Minneapolis reveals the assets of this historic neighborhood — as well as its historic lack of access to the Mississippi River.
Northside Ramble: How a Bike Ride Reveals a Neighborhood’s True Colors
On a recent Saturday afternoon the Rotary Club of North Minneapolis’s sea of green wheeled through on the Northside Ramble, a history, art, and libation tour by bike.