People walk across Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis in November 2022.

Painted boards on Mortimer's on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis.

Chicago's Very Own signage at the corner of Lake Street and Lyndale Ave in Uptown.

The Metro Inn motel in Minneapolis.

A billboard at Lake Street and Lyndale Ave in Uptown Minneapolis reading "Welcome to Lake Street. You belong here."

CC Club, Lyndale Ave in Minneapolis.

Lynlake Brewery at Lyndale Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis.

Up Down arcade bar on Lyndale Ave in Minneapolis

Red Dragon Restaurant and Lounge on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis.

"Vote No On 3" signs on Lyndale Avenue.

Mayor Jacob Frey and “No Justice No Peace” yard sign seen in Minneapolis during Open Streets Lyndale Avenue.

A home with a "No Cops, No Judges, No Prison Total Abolition" banner on their home during Open Streets Lyndale 2021.

CPAC tent at Lyndale Avenue Open Streets 2021.

“Community Control of the police”
“Sign for CPAC here”

The illuminated marquee of the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis’s Lyn-Lake neighborhood, photographed at night. The Jungle has been a cornerstone of the area’s performing-arts culture since its founding in 1991, known for intimate productions and a focus on contemporary and classical works presented in a small black-box setting. Its signage—bold white lettering over a backlit panel—has become a recognizable part of the neighborhood’s streetscape and nightlife.

The theater emerged during a period of renewed investment in the Lyn-Lake district, when independent venues, restaurants, and arts organizations were helping to define the neighborhood as a creative corridor between Uptown and Whittier. Over the decades, the Jungle has developed a reputation for staging artist-driven performances and supporting local talent, contributing to the broader evolution of Minneapolis’s community-based theater movement that gained momentum in the late 20th centur

Protesters take to the streets for the 3rd night after the June 3rd law enforcement shooting death of Winston Smith. Officials have said Hennepin and Ramsey County officers both fired their weapons while serving a warrant while part of a Federal Task Force.

#FixLyndale on the corner of Lyndale and Lake St in Uptown Minneapolis. Advocates have long pushed for a reconfiguration of Lyndale Ave after high amounts of vehicle and pedestrian accidents.

A Black Lives Matter mural on Lyndale Ave in Uptown Minneapolis after snowfall.

An artist stops to talk with someone as he paints a mural on Lyndale Avenue storefront boards.

Lyndale Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis. Many stores boarded up following the the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

Boards reading "Stay Safe" "MPLS Strong" "Look for the helpers" "BLM" on the Iron Door Pub on Lyndale Ave in Uptown Minneapolis during protests following the murder of George Floyd. May 2020.