Visitors at George Floyd Square
Visitors at George Floyd Square. The area has been a place of protest since the murder of George Floyd in May 2020.
Mad Dads Violence Interrupters in Minneapolis
MAD DADs violence interrupters walk past the Midtown Transit Center on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis.
Midtown Sheraton on Chicago Ave in Minneapolis
Breonna Taylor, Amir Locke, Ricky Cobb, and George Floyd written on the former Midtown Sheraton on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis.
Daunte Wright Memorial at George Floyd Square
Daunte Wright Memorial at George Floyd Square in August 2024. Wright was killed by Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter in April 2021. Potter was found guilty of 1st and 2nd degree manslaughter and sentenced to 2 years in prison in December 2021.
New mural at George Floyd Square
A new mural painted over the spot where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in May 2020.
George Floyd Memorial, 4th Anniversary
New artwork at the location George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin and 3 other Minneapolis Police officers. As seen on the 4th anniversary of his death.
Northern Lights at George Floyd Square
The Northern Lights seen over the People’s Way awning at George Floyd Square.
Welcome to George Floyd Square
“Welcome to George Floyd Square” on the former Speedway Gas sign at 38th and Chicago Ave. The area has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police.
Metro Transit buses back at George Floyd Square
The Metro Transit 23 bus returned to George Floyd Square a few weeks ago joining the cars that returned almost 3 years ago. The area was primarily pedestrian only for about a year following Floyd’s Chicago Ave murder.
03/01/24 Popeye’s on Chicago Ave
Popeyes Chicken drive thru on Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis. The new building replaces the former that was burned during protests following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020.
Black Bean Coffee at night
Black Bean Coffee on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis with graffiti on the front shutters. January 2024.
Chicago Avenue in George Floyd Square
Chicago Avenue in George Floyd Square in August 2023. The few block area has been an active protest zone since May 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.
George Floyd Square Social Justice Billboards
New billboards above the George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square. The boards created by 8th grade students at Franklin Middle School are part of the Social Justice Billboard Project thats been showcasing local artists since July 2020. https://ne-sculpture.org/sjbp
George Floyd Memorial in the winter
The George Floyd Memorial inside George Floyd Square on Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis.
Blue House Fire
The remains of “the blue house”, a building near George Floyd Square on January 7, 2023. It had sat vacant after a fire broke out inside. It’s since been demolished.
George Floyd Square after snowfall
The first at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Avenue on January 7, 2023 in Minneapolis near where George Floyd was murdered. The area has been an active protest zone since May 2020 and is known as George Floyd Square.
