Sunrise over Midtown Exchange, Minneapolis, Smoke, National Guard

Smoke billows over the Midtown Exchange building in Minneapolis at sunrise, following nights of protests in May 2020. Members of the Minnesota National Guard are present, alongside Minneapolis Fire Department personnel working to extinguish fires in the vicinity of East Lake Street. These events followed widespread protests across Minneapolis and other cities, sparked by the death of George Floyd. The Midtown Exchange, originally a 1928 Sears, Roebuck and Company mail-order facility, was redeveloped into a mixed-use complex, and East Lake Street serves as a vital commercial corridor in South Minneapolis.