Bryant Square Park

7 photos · 2020–2025

7 photographs tagged Bryant Square Park, 2020–2025.

Police arrest protesters at Bryant Square Park in Minneapolis on election night, November 3, 2020. — Bryant Square Park, a public park in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, was the site of arrests following a protest march on the night of November 3, 2020. Officers from the Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis Park Police, and Hennepin County Sheriff's Office took part in detaining marchers after the group arrived at the park. That night's demonstration was one of several held across the city as results from the 2020 presidential election came in.

Law enforcement officers conduct arrests at Bryant Square Park in Minneapolis on Election Night. — Bryant Square Park sits at Bryant Avenue South and West 31st Street in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, a few blocks from the corridor where a march passed earlier that night. Officers from the Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis Park Police, and Hennepin County Sheriff's Office converged on the park following the demonstration, making a series of arrests. The operation came on Election Night 2020, months after the killing of George Floyd had drawn sustained protest activity to Minneapolis streets and parks.

Minneapolis Police officers conduct arrests at Bryant Square Park in Uptown Minneapolis on election night. — Bryant Square Park sits in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, at the corner of Bryant Avenue South and 33rd Street. The park has served as a gathering point for marches and demonstrations in the years since George Floyd's death in police custody in May 2020. On the night of November 3, 2020, Minneapolis Police officers and members of the press assembled near the park as a march moved through the area, part of a wider pattern of protest activity that continued across the city into the fall election season.

Minneapolis Police officer stands in street during election night protest in Uptown Minneapolis. — A Minneapolis police officer stands watch beside a squad car during an election night protest in Uptown Minneapolis on November 3, 2020. Officers deployed in tactical gear and rifles that night as marches moved through the neighborhood toward Bryant Square Park, where police made several arrests. The response came amid a broader wave of unrest that had gripped Minneapolis for months following George Floyd's killing that May, with departments across the city on heightened alert for potential Election Day disturbances.

Basketball hoop in early September 2021 — Bryant Square Park's basketball court in South Minneapolis is illuminated at night, highlighting its use as a public amenity. The park, established in 1912, is part of the Minneapolis Park System, which is renowned for its extensive network of green spaces and recreational facilities.

Bryant Square Park Sign at Night — Bryant Square Park sits in the heart of the Lowry Hill East neighborhood—better known as “The Wedge”—and has been part of Minneapolis’ park system since the early 20th century. The illuminated sign marks one of the city’s older community parks, which originally grew out of residential expansion along the streetcar lines that shaped much of South Minneapolis. The park has long served as a gathering place for the surrounding blocks, offering playgrounds, athletic courts, open green space, and a recreation center that has hosted everything from youth programs to neighborhood meetings. Historically, Bryant Square reflects the city’s early investment in small, walkable parks distributed throughout dense residential districts. Its development mirrored the Wedge’s transformation from a streetcar suburb into one of Minneapolis’ most eclectic and tightly knit urban neighborhoods, where parks continue to function as important public commons.

Bike lane and baseball field at Bryant Square Park in South Minneapolis during a youth game. — The Bryant Avenue bike lane and Bryant Square Park.

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