September 2017 — Chicago Avenue in Downtown Minneapolis on September 1, 2017.

May 2020 —

May 2020 — A woman leaves flowers outside of Cup Foods the day after George Floyd was killed.

May 2020 — Banners and graffiti on Lake Street in South Minneapolis the day after George Floyd was killed.

May 2020 — The Minnesota National Guard, Minneapolis Fire Department and Minneapolis Police on Lake Street and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis after nights of protest after the murder of George Floyd. May 2020.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo speaks at George Floyd Square on May 31, 2020 following nights of protest after the death of George Floyd Square.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo speaks at George Floyd Square on May 31, 2020 following nights of protest after the death of George Floyd Square.

May 2020 — A woman paints Black Lives Matter at the George Floyd memorial at 38th St and Chicago Ave on May 31, 2020.

June 2020 — The community gathering at George Floyd Squad about a week after his May 25th, 2020 death.

June 2020 — Minneapolis gathering a week after George Floyd was killed at this intersection.

June 2020 — Offerings left on Chicago Ave a week after George Floyd was killed.

June 2020 — Community gathers on 06/04/20 at 38th St and Chicago Ave around a memorial for George Floyd who was killed on May 25th, 2020.

June 2020 — Flowers and signs left behind at a memorial in middle of 38th St and Chicago Ave on 06/04/20.

June 2020 — Protester holds up a “Black Lives Matter” flag at 38th St and Chicago Ave where George Floyd died on May 28th, 2020.

June 2020 — A memorial for George Floyd at the location he was killed by Minneapolis Police on May 25th, 2020.

June 2020 — Flowers in the windows of a burned out restaurant on Chicago Ave.

June 2020 — Woman walking in front of the remains of Chicago Furniture. The store was burned during unrest in Minneapolis following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

June 2020 — Painted George Floyd murals on Jakeeno’s Pizza on Chicago Avenue located blocks away from where George Floyd was killed on May 25th, 2020.

June 2020 — The rubble of a furniture store on Chicago Ave in South Minneapolis. The store was completely destroyed in fires after the death of George Floyd in May 2020.

June 2020 — The remains of a Popeye's Chicken restaurant on Chicago Avenue. The building was destroyed in fires following unrest in Minneapolis following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

June 2020 — The back of what was the Uncle Hugo's bookstore on Chicago Avenue. The book store was destroyed during unrest in Minneapolis following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

June 2020 — The remains of Uncle Hugo’s book store on Chicago Avenue. The store was burned during unrest in Minneapolis following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

June 2020 — Fire damaged building on Chicago Ave. The building was destroyed during unrest in Minneapolis following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

June 2020 — A welcome table at the George Floyd memorial on 38th Street. George Floyd was killed around the corner the previous month. A sign reads: “This is a sacred healing space for the black and African American community it is bein served by their aliy communities and is a holy ground”.

June 2020 — A circle of flowers around a raised fist at George Floyd Square on June 15, 2020. Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police the month prior.

June 2020 — The Speedway gas station at 38th and Chicago. The gas station would later become known as “The People’s Way” and become a gathering place for the community twice a day.

June 2020 — George Floyd art on a Chicago Avenue sidewalk.

June 2020 — Inside the former bus shelter at George Floyd Square.

June 2020 — "Free our brothers. Lock up our oppressors" writer on Chicago Ave.

June 2020 — A stuffed owl with a note to Gianna, George Floyd's daughter, at the memorial at 38th and Chicago.

June 2020 — George Floyd memorial outside of Cup Foods on Chicago Ave/38th Street in South Minneapolis. Rainbow slightly visible as a storm moves through.

June 2020 — A sign asking that no one discard anything left at George Floyd Square. Since May 2020, all signs and offerings have been preserved by the George Floyd Global Memorial. “Do not discard sign. Everything is somebody’s offering. We are preserving damaged signs. Thank you!”

June 2020 — Bright warm light at George Floyd Square after a summer rain shower.

July 2020 — No Justice No Peace! Written on what’s left of Chicago Furniture on Chicago Ave in Minneapolis. The store was burned in riots after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

July 2020 — Damaged buildings on the 2900 block of Chicago Ave. The buildings were burned and looted during riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

July 2020 — Flowers inside a burned out building on Chicago Ave in Minneapolis. The building was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

July 2020 — Hop Wong Chinese Restaurant on Chicago Ave with boards on it after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

July 2020 — Inside a burned out building on Chicago Ave. The building was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

July 2020 — Midtown Transit Center at Chicago and Lake in Minneapolis with boards on it on July 16, 2020.

July 2020 — Chicago Lake Liquors on Lake Street with boards over the windows.

August 2020 — On the day Cup Foods re-opened, owner Mahmoud Abumayyaleh looks out at the memorial in front of his store where George Floyd was killed on May 25th, 2020.

August 2020 — Free drinks and produce outside of Cup Foods next to a "Keep Cup Closed" sign on the day Cup Foods re-opened following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

August 2020 — The George Floyd Memorial in George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis.

August 2020 — Signage at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis.

August 2020 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square with lit candles.

August 2020 — A memorial on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis near the location of George Floyd's death with lit candles. A sign reads “Rest In Power”.

August 2020 — Candles are lit over the names of those killed by police on Chicago Avenue. George Floyd was killed on Chicago Avenue on May 25th, 2020.

August 2020 — Toussaint Morrison speaks at George Floyd Square on the day President Trump was in Minneapolis.

August 2020 — Protesters hold up their first at George Floyd Square in a rally the same day President Trump was in town.

August 2020 — Protesters stage a "lay in" for 8 minutes and 46 seconds - the amount of time the Minneapolis Police knelt on George Floyd's neck.

August 2020 — George Floyd Square garden caretaker Jay Webb speaks with those gathered at a rally at George Floyd Square on the day that President Trump was in town.

August 2020 — George Floyd Square on August 19, 2020.

November 2020 — Hop Wong Chinese Restaurant on Chicago Ave in Midtown Minneapolis during a heavy snowfall.

November 2020 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square on November 25, 2020.

November 2020 — The site of George Floyd's death on the 6 month anniversary of his death. Located at 38th and Chicago Ave in Minneapolis.

December 2020 — A sign reading “You are now entering the free state of George Floyd” as you enter George Floyd Square. The square has been a protest zone since the the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

December 2020 — A map near the entrance of George Floyd Square. The area has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

December 2020 — A sign at George Floyd Square that reads "Protect Each Other" "Justice 4 George Floyd" "Masks Help Us All"

December 2020 — The sun sets to the west of George Floyd Square on the first day of Kwanzaa. Day 1 represents Umoja (Unity). The countdown to the Derek Chauvin trial was recently added to what was a Speedway sign. The area has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

December 2020 — The People’s Way at George Floyd Square after a fresh snowfall. The intersection has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

December 2020 — The Community Book Shelf at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. The building holds books that people can drop off and take out.

December 2020 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square after a fresh December snowfall.

December 2020 — Winter warming huts and barricades at George Floyd Square.

January 2021 — On Martin Luther King day a metal fist replaced what was originally a wooden first and then a wooden hand. “Like the materials of the Black Power fist that stand in the center of the Square, we are evolving and becoming a stronger community every day.”

January 2021 — Snow falls over the metal fist at George Floyd Square.

January 2021 — Countdown to the Derek Chauvin trial on the former Speedway Gas station at 38th and Chicago, George Floyd Square.

January 2021 — A repurposed Minneapolis Park & Recreation sign at George Floyd Square.

February 2021 — Rare winter rainfall covering the George Floyd Memorial with ice.

February 2021 — The George Floyd mural at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis in Winter 2021.

February 2021 — George Floyd Trial starts in 21 days from this -7F evening at GFS.

March 2021 — A letter to George hanging at the George Floyd Memorial.

April 2021 — George Floyd Square as seen from Chicago Ave.

April 2021 — Jesse Jackson speaks to the crowd gathered at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis. The Square has been a place of protest since the May 2020 killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police.

June 2021 — Vehicles drive through George Floyd Square three days after the city removed barricades to open it to vehicular traffic.

June 2021 — Hop Wong Chinese Restaurant on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis on June 9, 2021 during major street construction.

June 2021 — The South Minneapolis Youth Garden at Chicago Ave and Lake Street.

June 2021 — The garden on Chicago Ave in George Floyd Square.

June 2021 — Traffic control measures put in place at George Floyd Square about 2 weeks after Minneapolis Public Works removed street barricades. The space has been community controlled since the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.

August 2021 — Community space on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Lake Street where variety shows have been held along with the growing of a garden.

September 2021 — Memorial for Dameon “Murphy Ranks” Chambers. Chambers was killed on Juneteenth 2020.

September 2021 —

October 2021 — 612 Mash truck at George Floyd Square.

October 2021 — The George Floyd Memorial on what would have been George Floyd's 48th birthday.

October 2021 — Paris Stevens, George Floyd's cousin, speaks at George Floyd Square on what would’ve been George Floyd's 48th birthday.

October 2021 — George Floyd’s aunt Angela Harrelson, his cousin Paris Stevens, Jeanelle Austin along with friends of George Floyd release balloons on what would have been his 48th birthday. 

The event at George Floyd Square was put together by the George Floyd Global Memorial.

October 2021 — Known MPLS performs at George Floyd Square on what would have been George's 48th birthday.

October 2021 — Crowd at George Floyd Square following a vigil on what would have been his 48th birthday.

October 2021 — A caretaker at George Floyd Square lights candles at the George Floyd Memorial.

October 2021 — The Murphy Ranks memorial at George Floyd Square after Minneapolis Public Works made an attempt to clear it.

November 2021 — The Murphy Ranks Memorial on Chicago Avenue inside George Floyd Square.

November 2021 — A sign reading "Warning Twin Cities Police Easily Startled" at 39th and Chicago Avenue, George Floyd Square.

November 2021 — Artists and community members help remove the George Floyd mural prior to snow arriving.

November 2021 — Southside Food & Deli on Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis with boards and a Free Palestine flag.

November 2021 —

December 2021 — Two people sit around the fire at George Floyd Square in December 2021.

January 2022 — The fist at the intersection of 37th and Chicago in South Minneapolis. A sign that reads “You are now entering the free state of George Floyd”.

January 2022 — George Floyd Square on an evening where temperatures would hit -16F.

January 2022 — A COVID-19 testing site operated by Haya Health on Chicago Avenue.

January 2022 — George Floyd Square as the federal civil rights trial of 3 former officers enters it's second week of testimony in a St. Paul.

April 2022 — A memorial for Imez Wright who was fatally shot on March 6, 2021.

April 2022 — New event space titled “The Square” opening in George Floyd Square. “The space will host various community events including our weekly marketplace, The Black Exchange.”

April 2022 — Comments left behind on feedback boards at an event held by the City of Minneapolis "38th and Chicago Re-envisioned".

April 2022 — The Dameon Chambers (Murphy Ranks) Memorial at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. Chambers was killed on Juneteenth 2020.

May 2022 — The Chicago Lake Transit Center in South Minneapolis.

May 2022 — A mural on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis.

May 2022 — A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen sign on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. The building was destroyed during the Minneapolis Uprising.

May 2022 — The raised first at 39th Street and Chicago Avenue in George Floyd Square. The area has been a place of protest since the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd.

May 2022 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square in May 2025. The area has been a place of protest since the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd.

May 2022 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square on May 19, 2022.

May 2022 — Smoke In The Pit Restaurant on Chicago Avenue in George Floyd Square.

May 2022 — The names of those who've been killed by police being repainted on Chicago Avenue.

May 2022 — On the 2 year anniversary of his murder and a couple weeks after the commemorative street name was changed to George Perry Floyd Square, a sign was revealed. Afterwards the community held an Angelversary Candlelight Vigil at the Say Their Names Cemetery memorial.

May 2022 — On the 2 year anniversary of George Floyd's murder and a couple weeks after the commemorative street name was changed to George Perry Floyd Square, a sign was revealed.

May 2022 — Crowd gathers at George Floyd Square on the 2 year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

May 2022 — The game bags with Agape Movement Co. marked on it.

May 2022 — The "Rise and Remember" festival at George Floyd Square.

May 2022 — A dog on the painted streets at George Floyd Square during the "Rise and Remember" festival.

August 2022 — Visitors at the George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square following a shooting death hours that occurred hours earlier.

October 2022 — A dedicated red bus-only lane runs along Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, part of the city’s recent investments in transit priority corridors. These painted lanes are designed to give buses consistent travel times through dense urban segments, especially during peak hours, and they align with regional plans to improve service reliability on key north–south routes. Late at night the corridor is quiet, with the reflective pavement markings and overhead lighting emphasizing the straight line of the transit path through the Midtown area.

November 2022 — George Floyd Square in a late fall November rain. The intersection has been a place off protest since the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd.