Nicollet Ave as seen from former K-Mart lot
Looking down Nicollet Ave from the former K-Mart lot. The land the K-mart was on will be re-developed by the City of Minneapolis after the store was demolished.
Demolition of the K-Mart
Long awaited demolition of the K-Mart on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. The store was damaged during the 2020 Minneapolis Uprising and then used as a temporary post office for nearby posts offices that were burned down.
K-Mart site, Minneapolis
The K-Mart site in South Minneapolis. Firefighters fought a fire here earlier this month. After two South Minneapolis post offices were burned down in May 2020, the Postal Service leased space in the building from November 2020 to late summer 2023 for temporary post offices during rebuild.
11/18/20 K-Mart, South Minneapolis
After being damaged during May unrest in Minneapolis, the building known to locals as “That fucking K-Mart” opened this morning as a US Post Office. It’s a temporary replacement for the Lake Street and Minnehaha locations.
11/18/20 K-Mart, South Minneapolis
After being damaged during May unrest in Minneapolis, the building known to locals as “That fucking K-Mart” opened this morning as a US Post Office. It’s a temporary replacement for the Lake Street and Minnehaha locations which were burned down.
11/16/20 K-Mart Post Office
After being damaged during May unrest in Minneapolis, the building known to locals as “That fucking K-Mart” opened this morning as a US Post Office. It’s a temporary replacement for the Lake Street and Minnehaha locations.
K-Mart Post Office
After being damaged during May unrest in Minneapolis, the building known to locals as “That fucking K-Mart” opened this morning as a US Post Office. It’s a temporary replacement for the Lake Street and Minnehaha locations.
Murals on former K-Mart
Murals on the boards covering the former K-Mart on Nicolett Ave in South Minneapolis.
K-Mart on Lake Street with boards and murals
Fencing in the parking lot of the former K-Mart as the United States Postal Service prepares to move in.
K-MART art on protest boards
The former K-Mart on Lake Street became an art installation with large murals covering the front in the days following George Floyd’s murder. It’s since been turned into a Post Office after 2 nearby post offices were burned.
K-Mart store covered in art boards in Minneapolis
The former K-Mart store on West Lake Street. The store has since been turned into a Post Office replacing two post offices that were destroyed by fire during protests.
K-Mart with boards on Lake Street
The former K-Mart store was turned into a United States Post Office after 2 nearby stations burned during unrest. The building with boards shown here on June 14, 2020.