April 2019 — Riverside Plaza stands tall beyond the METRO Blue Line overpass in the Cedar–Riverside district of Minneapolis. The colorful panels of the 1970s residential towers contrast with the new mid-rise apartments and light rail infrastructure built decades later. This view captures the merging of eras—modern rail transit, Brutalist architecture, and the continuing evolution of one of Minneapolis’s most historically diverse neighborhoods.

April 2019 — The METRO Blue Line curves toward downtown Minneapolis near the Cedar–Riverside neighborhood, passing below the colorful concrete towers of Riverside Plaza at sunset. The complex, designed by architect Ralph Rapson and completed in 1973, is one of the city’s most distinctive examples of Brutalist modernism. This area, once part of the immigrant gateway to Minneapolis, now blends historic structures like the Mixed Blood Theatre with the transit corridor connecting neighborhoods across the city.

April 2019 — The Minneapolis skyline glows against a deep twilight sky, its mix of modern glass towers and classic architecture illuminated from within. Iconic buildings such as the IDS Center and Wells Fargo Center define the city’s vertical rhythm, while the rail and industrial foreground recall the infrastructure that shaped its early economy. Captured during blue hour, the scene reflects the enduring balance between industry and innovation that characterizes Minneapolis.

April 2019 — BNSF train goes through intersection at Harrison Sreet in Northeast Minneapolis during sunset.

April 2019 — Riverside Plaza and Cedar High Apartments stand illuminated against the twilight sky in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. Completed in the 1970s and designed by architect Ralph Rapson, the complex is one of the city’s most distinctive examples of modernist architecture. Its colorful paneling and Brutalist concrete forms house one of the most diverse communities in the region, symbolizing both urban renewal and the evolution of affordable housing in the Twin Cities.

April 2019 — The bright blue Ferris wheel rises above Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, part of the city’s celebrations during the 2019 NCAA Final Four tournament. Set between modern office towers and historic facades, the installation turned the urban corridor into a festive promenade of color and motion. The glow from the wheel’s LEDs reflects off rain-dampened pavement and glass storefronts, capturing a rare moment when the city’s business district became an after-dark fairground alive with light, visitors, and late-spring energy.

April 2019 — A ferris wheel set up in downtown Minneapolis during the 2019 NCAA Final Four basketball tournament.

April 2019 — A temporary Ferris wheel illuminated downtown Minneapolis during the 2019 NCAA Final Four basketball tournament, transforming the city’s business core into a festive, light-filled gathering space. Installed near Nicollet Mall, the attraction symbolized the city’s embrace of large-scale national events and its ongoing downtown revitalization. With blue LED lights reflecting off surrounding office towers and skyways, the scene captured the blend of sports celebration and urban energy that defined Minneapolis during the tournament weekend.

April 2019 — A ferris wheel set up in downtown Minneapolis during the 2019 NCAA Final Four basketball tournament.

March 2019 — Pho Tau Bay and the Laundromat on Nicollet Ave in South Minneapolis.

March 2019 — Construction on interstate 35W near downtown Minneapolis.

March 2019 — Interstate 35W coming into downtown Minneapolis.

March 2019 — The Schubert Club Bandshell on Raspberry Island, illuminated along the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Completed in 2002, the modern arched performance structure serves as an outdoor music venue with views toward the historic Wabasha Street Bridge, visible in the background. The bridge, originally built in 1859 and reconstructed in 1998, is known as the only true vertical align arch bridge over the Mississippi. Its decorative architectural lighting reflects across the water alongside the flooded riverbank, highlighting how the river’s seasonal water levels shape the island landscape. Raspberry Island has long served as a gathering space and riverfront access point, evolving from a railroad landing to a cultural park and performance venue.

March 2019 — Illuminated office and residential towers rise over downtown Minneapolis after dark, their façade lighting and interior floors forming a dense urban grid against a winter sky. The blue-accented crowns and vertical light bands highlight the city’s mix of late-20th-century corporate towers and newer high-rise residential development that has reshaped the downtown core since the 2000s. In the foreground, a still water feature mirrors the skyline, emphasizing the geometry and lighting strategies used to distinguish individual buildings within a tightly packed central business district. This area reflects Minneapolis’s broader downtown reinvestment, where office, residential, and public infrastructure coexist within a walkable, transit-served core.

March 2019 — Man working on a water tank for the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center.

March 2019 — The 8500 Tower in Bloomington, MN is the cities tallest building. Located at 8500 Normandale Lake.

March 2019 — Newly renovated lobby of the AT&T Tower at 901 Marquette Aveniue Minneapolis, MN

March 2019 — Snow surrounding a bench in Father Hennepin Bluff Park in Northeast Minneapolis.

March 2019 — Exit signs on Interstate 35W for Hiawatha Ave, 11th Ave, Washington Ave. in Minneapolis, MN.

March 2019 — The cosntruction of an airport parking ramp at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.

March 2019 — The MSP Airport in winter.

March 2019 — New parking ramps being constructed at the Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport.

March 2019 — New parking ramps being constructed at the Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport.

March 2019 — A parking garage under construction at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.

March 2019 — A "In Crisis?" sign on the top floor of the parking ramp at the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport (MSP) in Bloomington.

January 2019 — A -20F day during the Polar Vortex. Looking out under the Third Avenue Bridge near downtown Minneapolis.

January 2019 — The skyway connecting Soo Line Apartments to the Fifth Street Towers.

January 2019 — Located at 120 South 6th St, the 28 story Canadian Pacific Plaza was the tallest building in Minneapolis built in the 1960s.

January 2019 — Fifth Street Towers in Downtown Minneapolis. On the skyway level.

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December 2018 — Downtown Minneapolis from St. Anthony Main.

November 2018 — Some say the Minneapolis City Hall Clock Tower is the largest in the world... There is some conflicting information. But what is known is it is in fact the largest four facing chiming clock in the world.

November 2018 — 625 in Minneapolis

November 2018 — AT&T Tower in downtown Minneapolis from a parking garage.

November 2018 — Headquarters of Target Stores in downtown Minneapolis.

November 2018 — Target Headquarters in downtown Minneapolis in November 2018.

November 2018 — Construction on Interstate 35W near Downtown Minneapolis.

November 2018 — Northeast Minneapolis with US Bank Stadium across the Mississippi River.

November 2018 — The Stone Arch Bridge as seen from Gold Medal Park on November 5, 2018.

November 2018 — Gold Medal Flour in downtown Minneapolis on November 5, 2018.

November 2018 — Gold Medal Flour neon sign in downtown Minneapolis.

October 2018 — Full Moon rising over Minneapolis. As seen from the West Calhoun neighborhood.

October 2018 — The Daytons Project redevelopment project in downtown Minneapolis.

October 2018 — Hennepin County Government Center, construction was completed in 1977. While often looked at as a single building, it’s actually 2 different towers with glass in between them. When viewed from the northeast or southeast(such as this photo), the building gives the appearance of the letter H for Hennepin. The towers are accessible from each other via catwalks on each floor. Glass walls were added after multiple suicides.

October 2018 — Bail Bonds and City of Minneapolis Public Service Building banners on fencing around new development.

September 2018 — Winter Park in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, served as the long-time headquarters and training facility of the Minnesota Vikings from its opening in 1981 until the team’s move to the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in 2018. The low-profile, bunker-like structure was designed to blend into the grassy landscape, housing offices, locker rooms, weight facilities, and the iconic indoor practice field under its distinctive inflated roof. The illuminated building and outdoor practice fields seen here reflect its primary role as a working athletic campus rather than a public venue. Even after operations shifted, the site remained symbolically tied to the team’s formative decades, including the Herschel Walker trade years, early indoor training innovations, and the development of multiple Pro Bowl players.

August 2018 — Inside the now demolished Hopkins Cold Storage facility in Hopkins, Minnesota.

August 2018 — Lake Harriet Park in Minneapolis.

August 2018 — Foggy evening in park near W Bde Maka Ska Blvd in Minneapolis.

July 2018 — Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

June 2018 — Scaffolding on the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul.

May 2018 — The final days of Winter Park, the Minnesota Vikings Eden Prairie, MN practice facility.

May 2018 — General Mills World Headquarters in Golden Valley, MN

May 2018 — Closed in 2018 after 25 years, the Manns St. Louis Park Cinema.

May 2018 — General Mills sign outside of their corporate headquarters in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

May 2018 — General Mills sign at General Mills headquarters near Minneapolis.

May 2018 — General Mills headquarters in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

May 2018 — General Mills World Headquarters just outside of Minneapolis.

May 2018 — Downtown Minneapolis skyline as seen from the North on the Mississippi River.

May 2018 — Target Field in Minneapolis. Homem of the Minnesota Twins.

May 2018 — Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, and Interstate 394 in Downtown Minneapolis.

May 2018 — Lowry Hill Tunnel in downtown Minneapolis.

May 2018 — Minnesota Marsh

April 2018 — Metro Transit light rail bridge over Haiwatha Avenue in South Minneapolis.

April 2018 — Martin Olav Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis. The lit up bridge crosses Haiwatha Avenue in South Minneapolis.

April 2018 — An Xcel Energy substaton near Downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

March 2018 — Metro Apartments building on Marquette Ave and S 9th St in Downtown Minneapolis.

March 2018 — Hotel Ivy in downtown Minneapolis during winter.

March 2018 — Demolition of a building on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

March 2018 — A building gets demolished as a new one rises in the background in Dinkytown, Minneapolis.

March 2018 — Demolition of a building on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

March 2018 — The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis as seen from Gold Medal Park.

March 2018 — Patrick Gannaway docked on the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota.

March 2018 — Stacked shipping containers in Minneapolis.

March 2018 — Downtown Minneapolis as seen from the roof of Century Plaza. Now home to the Minneapolice Police 1st precinct.

February 2018 — Demolition on Marquette Ave of a building to make way for City Club Apartments.

January 2018 — A temporary danceclub being setup in downtown Minneapolis in preparation for Super Bowl LII, held on February 4, 2018.

January 2018 — The Minneapolis Skyways while looking towards Nicollet Avenue in Downtown Minneapolis.

January 2018 — An emergency exit door on top of a Minneapolis parking ramp. Paint peeling on the walls.

January 2018 — Target Center and Mayo Clinic in Downtown Minneapolis

January 2018 — The Armory and new Downtown East development in Minneapolis.

January 2018 — A parking ramp in downtown Minneapolis.

November 2017 — Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grandstand near Minneapolis.

November 2017 — Downtown East Minneapolis. Wells Fargo Towers, The Armory, and US Bank Stadium.

October 2017 — Target Headquarters, Downtown Minneapolis

October 2017 — Beautiful sunset behind the IDS Center, Capella Tower and Foshay in Downtown Minneapolis.

October 2017 — Apartment buildings in Minneapolis. Looking down Marquette Avenue.

October 2017 — A Target branded basketball court in Downtown Minneapolis.

October 2017 — Marquette Ave in Downtown Minneapolis at night

October 2017 — Aerial photo of downtown Minneapolis. Showing the Foshay Tower and AT&T Tower.

October 2017 — A skyway to a shopping mall in Paris. If you know what mall this is, i'd love to know!

September 2017 — Northtown Yard in North Minneapolis.

September 2017 — General Mills elevator in Minneapolis.

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September 2017 — Calhoun Square at Hennepin/Lake in Uptown Minneapolis.

September 2017 — Downtown Minneapolis Skyline with I35W bridge crossing the Mississippi River.

September 2017 — The Cedar Lake Trail passes through the industrial district of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, illuminated here by the community’s water tower and nearby grain elevators. This segment of the trail follows a former railroad right-of-way once used by the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, which connected local industries to the region’s freight network. The corridor’s transformation into one of the country’s first bicycle “freeways” in the 1990s marked a major milestone in urban redevelopment and sustainable transportation planning. Once lined with lumberyards, steel fabricators, and mills, the area surrounding the trail reflects the industrial origins of St. Louis Park—a community that grew rapidly in the early 20th century due to its proximity to both Minneapolis and key rail junctions. The trail today bridges that history, offering cyclists and commuters a route through a landscape where freight trains, utility towers, and legacy industry remain active reminders of the city’s manufacturing past.

September 2017 — HCMC, Hennepin County Medical Center in downtown Minneapolis

September 2017 — Hennepin County Medical Center in downtown Minneapolis. September 2017.

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

September 2017 — Hennepin Healthcare in downtown Minneapolis.

August 2017 — Minneapolis as seen from around the 25th floor of the AT&T Tower in downtown Minneapolis.

August 2017 — Looking out of AT&T Tower in Downtown Minneapolis.

August 2017 — Basilica of Saint Mary near downtown Minneapolis as seen from the other side of Interstate 94.

July 2017 — The rocky shoreline at Taconite Harbor, Minnesota, once served as a vital shipping point for the state’s iron mining industry. Built in the early 1950s by the Erie Mining Company, the harbor was designed to handle massive shipments of processed taconite pellets from the Mesabi Iron Range, transported by a private 74-mile rail line to the Lake Superior coast. The harbor’s docks, loading equipment, and nearby company housing formed a self-contained industrial community that thrived for decades. The surrounding area was developed during a period of postwar expansion when Minnesota’s natural resources fueled North American manufacturing. Taconite Harbor operated until the early 2000s, when global shifts in steel production led to its closure. What remains today—crumbling concrete piers, rusted transmission towers, and wind-swept rock formations—speaks to both the resilience of the landscape and the region’s deep connection to the rise and fall of heavy industry along the North Shore.

July 2017 — Evening settles over the North Shore as the moon rises above Lake Superior, seen from Silver Creek Township, Minnesota. The calm waters reflect the fading light of dusk along a rugged basalt shoreline shaped by ancient lava flows nearly a billion years old. This stretch of coast, north of Two Harbors, remains one of the most geologically significant and least developed sections of Minnesota’s Superior shoreline—where forests of spruce and pine meet one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes under an endless sky.

July 2017 — The Theodore Hamm's Brewing Company was an American brewing company established in 1865 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Becoming the 5th "largest brewery" in the United States, Hamm's expanded with additional breweries that were acquired in other cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, and Baltimore.

July 2017 — Spiral parking garage in downtown Minneapolis. These type of parking garages are so photogenic.

July 2017 — Seven Steakhouse in Downtown Minneapolis in June 2017. The restaurant closed for good in winter 2022.