Minnesota

5,913 photos · 2008–2026

5,913 photographs tagged Minnesota, 2008–2026.

Spiral parking ramp with yellow-painted curbs and concrete support columns in downtown Minneapolis. — Ramp C is a municipal parking garage in downtown Minneapolis, operated by the city as part of its downtown parking system. The structure's central spiral connects its parking levels with a continuous curved roadway rather than straight ramps between floors, a common design solution for maximizing vehicle capacity on a compact urban site. Yellow curb markings delineate the traffic lane around the concrete support core. Facilities like Ramp C serve commuters, downtown employees, and visitors to nearby offices and entertainment venues in the central business district.

Empty parking ramp with yellow safety barriers and overhead lighting in downtown Minneapolis. — Ramp C is a parking garage in downtown Minneapolis, with a second level marked near its entrance. Yellow bollards and striped lane markings guide cars through the structure's lower level.

Payment Station — A payment station at a parking garage in downtown Minneapolis.

Yellow bollards and safety barriers line an empty level of Ramp C parking garage in downtown Minneapolis. — Ramp C is a parking garage in downtown Minneapolis with an exit onto 3rd Avenue.

Loews Hotel and Target Center illuminated at night in downtown Minneapolis. — The Loews Minneapolis Hotel sits along First Avenue North next to the Target Center arena in downtown Minneapolis. Target Center opened in 1990 and has served as the home arena for the Minnesota Timberwolves and, since 1999, the Minnesota Lynx. The arena holds roughly 18,798 fans for basketball and has hosted concerts and other events since its debut. The Loews hotel occupies a tower built in 2000 as part of the same downtown block, giving visitors direct access to the arena's entertainment district.

The Seville Club nightclub with red neon sign on 1st Avenue North in downtown Minneapolis during April 2020 COVID-19 shutdowns. — The Seville Club sits at 1st Avenue North and 9th Street in downtown Minneapolis, near the Target Center. Its red neon sign has long marked the block along a stretch of downtown known for nightlife and entertainment venues. In April 2020, statewide stay-at-home orders halted nightclub operations and left the surrounding streets and parking areas largely empty, a temporary condition rather than a permanent closure.

Empty parking level at Ramp A garage in downtown Minneapolis with yellow bollards and directional markings. — Ramp A is one of several municipal parking ramps the City of Minneapolis operates in the downtown core, serving nearby government offices, hotels, and retail. The ramp typically fills with commuters and visitors on weekdays but stood empty in early April 2020, during the citywide shutdown ordered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hilton Minneapolis hotel displays "HOPE" message in illuminated windows during COVID-19 pandemic. — The Hilton Minneapolis, a 32-story tower at 1001 Marquette Avenue, spelled out the word "HOPE" and a heart in its guest-room windows on April 3, 2020, during the early weeks of Minnesota's COVID-19 stay-at-home order. The 821-room hotel opened in 1992 and remains one of the largest in the state. Just north of the hotel stands Westminster Presbyterian Church, a Gothic Revival building completed in 1897 for a congregation founded in 1857, making it one of downtown Minneapolis's oldest continuously operating churches.

Millennium Hotel in downtown Minneapolis illuminated at twilight with lit windows forming a heart pattern during early COVID-19 — The Millennium Hotel Minneapolis sits at 1313 Nicollet Mall, a high-rise a few blocks from the Minneapolis Convention Center. The tower opened in the 1970s under an earlier flag before joining the Millennium Hotels and Resorts chain, and its upper floors face north over downtown toward the Mississippi River. During the early weeks of the 2020 coronavirus shutdown, hotel occupancy across downtown Minneapolis fell sharply as conventions, sporting events, and business travel came to a halt.

First Avenue music venue in downtown Minneapolis displays "VOTE 2020" on its marquee during COVID-19 shutdowns on April 2, 2020. — First Avenue, the nightclub at 701 First Avenue North, occupies a building that opened in 1937 as a Greyhound bus depot before its conversion to a music venue in 1970. Its Mainroom has hosted acts from Prince—who filmed key s of "Purple Rain" here—to touring bands across nearly every genre. The 7th Street Entry, the smaller adjoining room, opened in 1980 as a launching pad for punk and indie acts. The building's exterior stars, added over the years, each mark a musician who has performed there. On this night the marquee read "VOTE 2020" instead of a show listing, a message posted while the venue sat closed under Minnesota's statewide shutdown orders.

Hard Times Cafe with boards on door during covid closures — The Hard Times Cafe, located at 1823 Riverside Drive in Minneapolis's Cedar Riverside neighborhood, was boarded up during the COVID-19 pandemic closures.

Lucky Dragon Restaurant and Hard Times Cafe storefronts illuminated at night in Minneapolis. — Lucky Dragon Restaurant serves Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine from a storefront on Minneapolis's West Bank, in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood near the University of Minnesota. Next door, Hard Times Cafe has operated as a 24-hour coffeehouse since the early 1990s, drawing a mix of students, night-shift workers, and the neighborhood's longtime punk and counterculture crowd. Cedar-Riverside took shape as a dense immigrant enclave in the late 19th century and later became a center of Minneapolis's Somali and East African community, giving the area its wide range of restaurants and small businesses.

Warehouse District/Hennepin light rail station on North 5th Street in downtown Minneapolis, empty during early morning hours. — Warehouse District/Hennepin Station sits on North 5th Street in downtown Minneapolis, one of the stops serving Metro Transit's METRO Blue and Green Line trains. The station connects riders to downtown St. Paul and the Mall of America along one route, and to the Warehouse District's bars, theaters, and entertainment venues at street level. Metro Transit operates the regional light rail system, which opened its first line in 2004. This platform recorded far lower ridership in late March 2020, after Minnesota's statewide stay-at-home order took effect during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue light rail station platform in downtown Minneapolis with directional signs to St. Paul. — The Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue Station serves the METRO Blue and Green Lines in downtown Minneapolis, connecting riders to Target Field, St. Paul, and the Mall of America. Located near the Warehouse District entertainment area on 5th Street, the station provides transit access to nearby bars, clubs, and Target Field Station.

Police vehicle and excavator on wet Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis at night during COVID-19 shutdown. — Hennepin Avenue runs through downtown Minneapolis past Target Center, home of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, and Mayo Clinic Square, a mixed-use building housing retail space and the Minnesota Timberwolves' practice facility. The corridor sits at the center of the city's entertainment and sports district, connecting to First Avenue and the Warehouse District a few blocks south. In late March 2020, Minnesota's stay-at-home order emptied this stretch of its usual foot traffic, leaving only intermittent police and maintenance activity on the street.

Handwritten closure notice taped to a barber shop door in Minneapolis during the March 2020 COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. — The handwritten sign cites "the current pandemic" as the reason the barber shop closed "till further notice," asking customers to contact their personal barber or call a listed number for options. Minneapolis barbershops and salons were ordered closed under Minnesota's statewide stay-at-home order, issued March 25, 2020, which classified personal grooming services as non-essential. Many small shops, without the staff or systems for remote booking, relied on notes like this one to keep clients informed while the order remained in effect.

Nicollet Mall light rail station platform stretches empty at night during early COVID-19 pandemic closures in downtown — Nicollet Mall Station serves Metro Transit's Blue and Green Line trains along the transit mall in downtown Minneapolis. The Blue Line opened in 2004 as the region's first light rail line, running between downtown and the Mall of America; the Green Line, connecting downtown Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul, began service in 2014. The station sits along Nicollet Mall, a pedestrian and transit corridor that has restricted private vehicle traffic since the 1960s. Overhead signage points riders toward Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, a short walk to the north. This dates to late March 2020, during the early weeks of Minnesota's COVID-19 stay-at-home order, when ridership on the system dropped sharply from pre-pandemic levels.

Empty Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis at night during the stay-at-home order. — Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis on the first night of Minnesota's stay-at-home order. The street, typically bustling with activity, is deserted as businesses close and residents are advised to remain indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sneaky Petes during covid19 stay at home orders — Sneaky Pete’s Bar at 14 N. 5th St. in downtown Minneapolis stands dark beside a METRO light rail platform on March 28, 2020, the first night of Minnesota’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order.

Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis during Stay At Home Orders — Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis is seen during Minnesota's COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

Lake and Hennepin in Uptown Minneapolis — Juut Hair Salon at the corner of Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis. As seen in March 2020. The salon would close for good in June 2021.

Hennepin Avenue at West Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis at night, with the Uptown Theatre's vertical sign visible on the left. — Hennepin Avenue and West Lake Street mark the commercial center of Uptown Minneapolis. The Uptown Theatre, opened in 1939 with its Art Deco vertical sign, anchors the block and remains one of the few single-screen movie houses still operating in the Twin Cities.

O'Donovan's Irish Pub, a yellow and green corner establishment in downtown Minneapolis, illuminated at night. — O'Donovan's Irish Pub occupies a corner storefront on First Avenue North in downtown Minneapolis, a few blocks from the First Avenue nightclub and the Warehouse District entertainment strip. The pub opened in 2004, and much of its interior — including the bar itself — was built in Ireland, then shipped and reassembled on site. It's part of a small local chain that also includes O'Donovan's locations elsewhere in the Twin Cities, though this Washington Avenue-area spot is the original.

Uptown Theatre on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis displays closure messages on its marquee during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown — The Uptown Theatre sits at Hennepin and Lagoon Avenues in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. It opened in 1916 and was rebuilt in 1939 with an Art Deco facade designed by Liebenberg and Kaplan, architects known for a string of Twin Cities movie houses. The marquee's message was a response to Minnesota's stay-at-home order, issued in late March 2020, which forced theaters and other entertainment venues statewide to close temporarily.

Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis at night with Chino Latino restaurant and Uptown Theater sign visible during COVID-19 — Hennepin Avenue runs through the heart of Uptown Minneapolis, linking downtown to the Chain of Lakes. The Uptown Theatre opened in 1939, designed by the Minneapolis architectural firm Liebenberg & Kaplan, known for a string of Art Deco movie houses built across the city in the 1930s and '40s. It later operated as a second-run and independent cinema before closing in 2020. Chino Latino, a pan-Asian and Latin fusion restaurant from Parasole Restaurant Holdings, opened along this stretch in 1998 and became a fixture of Uptown's nightlife before shutting down for good that same year amid the pandemic's early closures.

First Avenue concert venue displays large VOTE 2020 sign across its illuminated storefront in downtown Minneapolis. — First Avenue occupies a former Greyhound bus depot at 701 First Avenue North, built in 1937. The club opened in its current form in 1970 and has operated continuously except for a brief bankruptcy closure in 2004. Its exterior is covered in silver stars, each bearing the name of a musician who has performed there, a tradition that began in the 1980s. The venue gained international attention after Prince filmed key s of "Purple Rain" there in 1983, cementing its reputation as one of the country's best-known independent music clubs.

Northstar Center, IDS Center and Wells Fargo Center at night — The IDS Center and Wells Fargo Center in downtown Minneapolis with the star visible on top of the Northstar Center.

Jack Daniels guitar mural and neon signs illuminate Whiskey Junction nightclub on Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis. — Whiskey Junction sits on Cedar Avenue in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, a stretch long associated with live music venues near the University of Minnesota's West Bank. The building's side wall carries a large hand-painted mural advertising Jack Daniel's Old No. 7, styled around an electric guitar, alongside signage for "Live at the Whiskey." Next door, The Joint Bar and The Cabooze occupy the same block, part of a cluster of music clubs that has defined this stretch of Cedar Avenue for decades.

The Joint Bar and Cabooze music venues on Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis display neon signs at night during COVID-19 shutdowns in — The Cabooze sits at 917 Cedar Avenue South in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, part of Minneapolis's West Bank entertainment district. Opened in the early 1970s, it's one of the city's longest-running live music venues, having hosted acts ranging from local punk and blues bands to national touring artists. The Joint Bar operates next door in the same stretch of Cedar Avenue, part of the same cluster of nightlife businesses that has defined the West Bank for decades. In March 2020, both venues went dark under Minnesota's COVID-19 shutdown orders, and The Cabooze's marquee was changed to read "IT WILL GET BETTER."

The Cabooze music venue marquee on Cedar Avenue displays "IT WILL GET BETTER" during COVID-19 closure. — The Cabooze sits at 917 Cedar Avenue South in Minneapolis's West Bank neighborhood, a live music club operating in that location since 1970. The venue has hosted blues, rock, and jam bands for decades and remains one of the longest-running music clubs in the Twin Cities. In late March 2020, its marquee read "IT WILL GET BETTER," posted after Minnesota's stay-at-home order forced the club to shut its doors along with other music venues statewide.

Orpheum Theatre marquee displays "Stay Safe, Stay Tuned" message on Hennepin Avenue during COVID-19 closure. — The Orpheum Theatre, at 910 Hennepin Avenue, opened in 1921 as the Hennepin Theatre and later operated as a vaudeville and movie house before its 1980s conversion to a live performance venue. It's now owned and operated by Hennepin Theatre Trust, part of the city's Hennepin Avenue theater district alongside the State and Pantages theaters. The marquee's message, directing passersby to HennepinTheatreTrust.org, went up during the closures ordered under Minnesota's COVID-19 stay-at-home order in the spring of 2020, when the Orpheum and other performance venues went dark to the public.

Maruso Sign in Downtown Minneapolis — The lit up Maruso neon sign on Hennepin Avenue in Downtown Minneapolis.

Illuminated State Theatre marquee sign glows red and gold above the downtown Minneapolis theater entrance at night. — The State Theatre stands on Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. It opened in 1921 and seats about 2,100 people. Hennepin Theatre Trust operates the venue along with the nearby Orpheum and Pantages theatres.

Millennium Hotel on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis with one lit window among darkened guest rooms during COVID-19 lockdown. — The Millennium Hotel stands at 1313 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, a 14-story tower near the Minneapolis Convention Center. Nicollet Mall, the street it fronts, opened in 1967 as downtown Minneapolis's main pedestrian and transit street. Only one window lit up during COVID-19 lockdown.

Speedway gas station and strip mall in Loring Park, Minneapolis, empty at night during COVID-19 pandemic. — Speedway operates this gas station and convenience store at the edge of Loring Park, one of downtown Minneapolis's oldest residential neighborhoods, platted around a park dating to 1883. The photo was taken March 23, 2020, days before Minnesota's statewide stay-at-home order took effect as the first wave of pandemic restrictions spread through the city. Loring Park sits just west of downtown, bordered by Interstate 94 and long connected to the commercial strip along Hennepin Avenue. The adjoining strip mall houses a liquor store and several small retailers typical of that stretch of the neighborhood.

Wet Nicollet Mall pedestrian plaza in downtown Minneapolis at dusk with high-rise buildings and sparse foot traffic. — Nicollet Mall is downtown Minneapolis's main pedestrian and transit corridor, running roughly twelve blocks between Washington Avenue and Grant Street. The city closed it to general traffic in 1967, and a $50 million redesign led by James Corner Field Operations reopened it in 2017 with wider sidewalks, new lighting, and dedicated space for buses and cyclists. The Hyatt Regency Minneapolis has anchored the corridor since 1973, standing near the skyway network that links downtown's office towers and hotels. In March 2020, the mall's usual foot traffic all but disappeared as Minnesota's stay-at-home order took hold during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Looking down S 8th Street during COVID19 on rainy night — South 8th Street in downtown Minneapolis is seen on March 22, 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The street, typically bustling with activity, are empty.

Rainy night outside CIty Center on Nicolelt Mall in Minneapolis. — Nicollet Mall in Downtown Minneapolis is reflected in the wet pavement on a rainy night in early 2020, during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mary Tyler Moore Statue on an Empty Nicollet Mall — The iconic bronze statue of Mary Tyler Moore along Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, depicting the memorable hat-tossing moment from the opening of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which first aired in 1970 and helped cement Minneapolis in television history. Installed in 2002, the statue symbolizes the city’s cultural association with the show’s themes of independence and optimism. At the time of this photograph, Nicollet Mall—normally a busy pedestrian and transit corridor—appears unusually empty, reflecting the early days of COVID-19 shutdowns that drastically reduced public presence in city centers. Blue public art lanterns, added during street improvements completed in 2017, line the renovated streetscape, emphasizing Nicollet Mall’s evolution as both a commercial and cultural landmark.

Gaviidae Common and Westin Reflection on Nicollet Mall — Downtown Minneapolis after dark, with the Gaviidae Common retail and office complex illuminated along Nicollet Mall. The metallic blue spherical public art installation in the foreground—inscribed with words referencing music, light, and community—adds a cultural element to the urban corridor. Reflected dramatically in the golden glass façade of the Westin building behind it is the historic Foshay Tower, one of Minneapolis’s earliest skyscrapers dating back to 1929. Today, Nicollet Mall serves as the city’s primary pedestrian and transit thoroughfare, blending modern commercial redevelopment, historic preservation, and public art into a central civic space.

Chairs on Nicollet Mall during a rainy early COVID19 night — Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis is seen on a rainy night during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daytons and IDS Center on Nicollet Mall in the rain — The Dayton's Project and the IDS Center stand on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dayton's building, a historic landmark in the city's retail landscape, was a prominent fixture on the mall for decades.

Murray's Steakhouse, Minneapolis Blue Hour — A north–south view through downtown Minneapolis during early evening, with illuminated office towers forming a dense street corridor and minimal traffic on the roadway below. The cylindrical crown of the IDS Center, completed in 1973, anchors the skyline in the distance as the city’s tallest building and a defining element of its modern profile. In the foreground, the neon signage of Murray’s, a Minneapolis institution since 1946, adds a warm counterpoint to the cooler glass-and-steel architecture surrounding Nicollet Mall.

Hennepin Healthcare outpatient building illuminated at dusk in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — Hennepin Healthcare, formerly known as Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), is Minnesota's largest safety-net hospital system, serving patients regardless of ability to pay. The system opened this outpatient specialty center in downtown Minneapolis in 2018 to consolidate clinic services previously spread across multiple buildings. Hennepin Healthcare operates as a public teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical School, training resident physicians alongside its clinical work. The system's Level I Trauma Center designation makes it one of the region's primary referral points for critical emergency care.

Empty Nicollet Mall pedestrian street in downtown Minneapolis at dusk during COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. — Nicollet Mall is downtown Minneapolis's mile-long pedestrian and transit corridor, running between Washington Avenue and Grant Street. Cars have been barred from the mall since it opened in 1967, leaving the roadway to buses, taxis, and foot traffic. A $50 million redesign led by James Corner Field Operations, the firm behind New York's High Line, reopened the corridor in 2017 with wider sidewalks, new lighting, and updated bus shelters. Skyways link many of the office towers and retail buildings along the mall, letting workers move between blocks without going outside. In March 2020, Minnesota's stay-at-home order emptied the corridor of the office workers and shoppers who normally fill it on weekdays.

View from above the IDS Center Skyway — A man walks outside the IDS Center in Downtown Minneapolis. Seen from above the skyway.

Steel catwalks, pipes, and ductwork inside Riverside Generating Station, an Xcel Energy power plant in Minneapolis. — Riverside Generating Station is an Xcel Energy power plant along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Built in the early twentieth century as a coal-fired plant, it was later converted to burn natural gas.

Stone Arch Bridge and Minneapolis skyline at night along the Mississippi River, with Gold Medal Flour mill sign visible. — The Gold Medal Flour sign sits atop the old Washburn-Crosby mill complex, a reminder of Minneapolis's decades as the flour-milling capital of the world. Washburn-Crosby, which later became General Mills, first put up the sign in 1910, and it has been relit and maintained as a fixture of the skyline ever since. The Stone Arch Bridge crosses the Mississippi just downstream, built in 1883 for the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway to carry trains into the city's rail yards. Its limestone and granite piers were designed to withstand river ice, and the bridge now carries only pedestrians and cyclists between the riverfront and St. Anthony Main.

Airport terminal concourse with departure boards, retail shops, and scattered passengers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International — Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport's Terminal 1, also known as the Lindbergh Terminal, serves as the primary hub for Delta Air Lines and its regional partners. The terminal is operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission and connects to seven concourses identified by letters A through G.

Gethsemane Episcopal Church's stone tower and snow-covered roof stand below a high-rise in downtown Minneapolis. — Gethsemane Episcopal Church stands at 905 4th Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis. The congregation was organized in 1856, making it one of the oldest Episcopal parishes in the city, and the current limestone building dates to the 1880s in a Gothic Revival style. The church has long served an urban parish role, offering outreach programs alongside regular worship. It sits within blocks of the Minneapolis Convention Center and the city's Loring Park neighborhood, surrounded in recent decades by high-rise residential towers built up around the older structure.

Sushi Train restaurant entrance at 1200 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis on a snowy evening. — Sushi Train is a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant at 1200 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. The conveyor-belt format, where plates circle the dining counter for customers to pick up, began in Japan in the 1950s and later spread worldwide.

SPS Tower skyway corridor in downtown Minneapolis with windows lining the elevated walkway. — The SPS Tower skyway in downtown Minneapolis is part of the Minneapolis Skyway System. The enclosed elevated walkway connects downtown buildings above street level and supports pedestrian movement through the central business district.

Blue directional signs for Skyway Level elevators in a downtown Minneapolis parking ramp. — Directional signs for Skyway Level elevators mark access points in a downtown Minneapolis parking ramp. The Minneapolis Skyway System connects downtown buildings at the second-floor level, allowing pedestrians to move between structures without exposure to weather. Elevator access from parking facilities is essential infrastructure for the skyway network's operation.

Minneapolis City Hall's green-roofed clock tower illuminated at night above downtown buildings and street lights. — Minneapolis City Hall rises behind a skyway in downtown Minneapolis at night. The historic building’s green roof and stone façade are lit against nearby apartment and office buildings.

Bank Of America ATM Downtown Minneapolis — Bank Of America ATMs in the IDS Center in Downtown Minneapolis.

Interior of the Wells Fargo Center Museum in downtown Minneapolis featuring wooden railings and gallery spaces. — The Wells Fargo History Museum occupies the mezzanine level of the Wells Fargo Center at 90 South Seventh Street in downtown Minneapolis. Wells Fargo operates a small chain of these free museums in cities where it has a historic presence, using them to display stagecoaches, mining-era artifacts, and archival s tied to the company's founding in 1852. The exhibit cases along the balcony rail typically rotate items from the bank's corporate archives, including gold specimens and correspondence from the stagecoach express era. The Wells Fargo Center tower itself, completed in 1988 and designed by Cesar Pelli, rises 58 stories above the museum's perch overlooking the building's lobby.

Wells Fargo History Museum signage mounted on marble wall in Minneapolis. — Wells Fargo operates several history museums across its footprint, including this one inside Wells Fargo Center in downtown Minneapolis. The museums showcase artifacts from the company's founding in 1852 by Henry Wells and William Fargo, when it began as an express delivery and banking service for customers headed to California during the Gold Rush. Exhibits typically include stagecoaches, mining-era currency, and telegraph equipment tracing the company's expansion across the American West. Wells Fargo Center itself, completed in 1988, is a 58-story skyscraper designed by César Pelli and remains one of the tallest buildings in Minneapolis.

Baker Center Renovation in Downtown Minneapolis — The Baker Center office building in downtown Minneapolis after ungoing a large renovation both inside and outside.

Tower 150 lobby at Fifth Street Towers in downtown Minneapolis with elevator banks and seating. — Tower 150 lobby at Fifth Street Towers in downtown Minneapolis. The office tower is part of the Fifth Street Towers complex, which connects to the Minneapolis Skyway system. The lobby provides elevator access to upper-floor offices and links building tenants and visitors with the downtown skyway network.

Knitted figures with a purple banner quoting Prince's "Purple Rain" hang from a downtown Minneapolis fence. — Fiber art installed on a fence in downtown Minneapolis on February 12, 2020 includes a stitched quotation from Prince’s “Purple Rain.”

Window Plants at Pizza Luce in Downtown Minneapolis — Plants in the window of Pizza Luce in Downtown Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Police and Metro Transit Police, Downtown Minneapolis — Minneapolis Police and Metro Transit Police on 7th Street in Downtown Minneapolis.

Infinity Smokes in Downtown Minneapolis — Infinity Smokes at 814 Hennepin Ave in Downtown Minneapolis.

An Alley in Downtown Minneapolis — An alley in downtown Minneapolis.

A "Location Reminder" ticket stamping machine, formerly in downtown Minneapolis transit stations, allowed passengers to mark tickets with arrival/departure times. This mid-20th-century device exemplifies transit infrastructure. — A "Location Reminder" ticket stamping machine, formerly installed in downtown Minneapolis transit stations, allowed passengers to mark their tickets with the time and place of their arrival or departure. This utilitarian device, with its lever-operated mechanism and faded instructional label, exemplifies mid-20th-century transit infrastructure. Such machines were essential for manual timestamping in parking facilities and public transit hubs before the widespread adoption of digital systems. The machine's robust, industrial design and its mounting on a tiled wall reflect the functional aesthetics of public transportation facilities of its era.

Interior corridor of Ramp C in the Minneapolis Skyway System with directional signage for Target Field and Target Center. — Minneapolis's Skyway System is the largest continuous skyway network in the world, linking more than 80 blocks of downtown through roughly 9.5 miles of enclosed, climate-controlled walkways. This particular corridor runs through Ramp C, a municipal parking structure, and directs pedestrians toward Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins since 2010, and Target Center, the arena that has hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves since 1990.

Red-tiled escalator station interior with metal escalators and illuminated ceiling panels in downtown Minneapolis. — Ramp A is one of several municipal parking ramps woven into downtown Minneapolis's skyway system, connecting parking levels directly to the enclosed second-story walkways that link buildings throughout downtown. The city operates a network of these ramps to serve commuters and shoppers without requiring them to step outside, a design common to Minneapolis since the skyway system's expansion in the 1960s and 1970s.

The entrance to the Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Minneapolis, a hotel offering accommodations for travelers. — The entrance to the Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Minneapolis is shown. This hotel chain, part of Hilton Worldwide, is known for providing comfortable accommodations for business and leisure travelers. The "& Suites" designation indicates that this particular location offers extended-stay options with kitchenettes. The hotel serves as a lodging facility within the central business district of Minneapolis, contributing to the city's hospitality sector and supporting tourism and commerce.

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Marquee — The marquee of the State Theater on Hennepin Avenue in Downtown Minneapolis.

Storefronts and skyway walkway inside Crystal Court at the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis. — Crystal Court is the eight-story glass atrium at the base of the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis. Designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee, the IDS Center opened in 1972 and rises 792 feet, making it the tallest building in Minnesota. Crystal Court connects to several downtown blocks via the Minneapolis Skyway System, the enclosed pedestrian network that links buildings throughout the city center. The atrium has long functioned as a public gathering space and retail concourse, with Wells Fargo among the tenants operating storefronts along its upper walkways.

Snow-covered light rail tracks and traffic signals in downtown Minneapolis during a winter storm. — The METRO Blue and Green Line light rail tracks run through downtown Minneapolis along a shared corridor near the Warehouse District. Metro Transit operates the system, which connects downtown to the Mall of America, the airport, and the University of Minnesota. Overhead catenary wires power the trains along fixed rails embedded in the roadway. Snowstorms are common in the region between November and March, and Metro Transit crews use heated switches and de-icing equipment to keep the rail lines operational during winter weather.

Steel-framed glass atrium ceiling inside the IDS Center's Crystal Court in downtown Minneapolis. — The IDS Center's Crystal Court sits at the base of the 792-foot IDS Tower, completed in 1972 to a design by Philip Johnson and John Burgee with Edward Baker. The eight-story atrium was built as a public gathering space linking the tower to the surrounding skyway system, which connects much of downtown Minneapolis. Its steel-and-glass roof structure covers roughly an acre, making it one of the largest enclosed public spaces of its kind in the city. The building remains the tallest in Minnesota and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

American flag suspended in the IDS Crystal Court atrium, downtown Minneapolis. — An American flag hangs in the IDS Crystal Court, the atrium of the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis. The court is enclosed by a grid of skylights and surrounded by multiple levels of offices and commercial spaces. Completed in 1973, the IDS Center was Minnesota's tallest building at the time of construction.

Icy downtown Minneapolis street beside a skyway parking ramp at night — A snow-covered street in downtown Minneapolis runs past a skyway-connected parking ramp at night. Icicles hang in the foreground, and neon signs mark the parking entrance and rate information.

Minneapolis City Hall's Romanesque Revival tower with green copper roof dominates the snow-covered downtown plaza during a winter snowstorm. — Minneapolis City Hall opened in 1905 after nearly two decades of construction, designed by Long and Kees in Romanesque Revival style. The building rises twelve stories and is topped by a clock tower with a 15-foot minute hand, once among the largest four-faced clocks in the world.

Brett Favre helmet mural in Kiln, Mississippi displays painted NFL team helmets honoring the quarterback's career. — Kiln, Mississippi, is the hometown of Brett Favre, the Hall of Fame quarterback who grew up here before starring at Hancock High School. This roadside mural marks that connection, pairing helmets from the four NFL teams Favre played for — the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets — with the phrase "Where the Legend Began." Favre spent the bulk of his career with the Packers, where he won a Super Bowl following the 1996 season and set numerous passing records before later stints in Minnesota and with the Jets. The small unincorporated community, part of Hancock County near the Mississippi Gulf Coast, has leaned into its association with Favre as a point of local identity.

Target Field's illuminated sign overlooks downtown Minneapolis's Warehouse District with historic brick buildings and modern transit infrastructure at night. — Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, sits at the edge of the Warehouse District in downtown Minneapolis's North Loop. The ballpark opened in 2010 and stands next to Target Field Station, a transit hub serving the Metro Blue and Green Line light rail along with regional and commuter rail.

Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, sits snow-covered under night lighting in Minneapolis. — Target Field is the Minnesota Twins' ballpark in the North Loop of downtown Minneapolis, seating about 39,000 fans. It opened in 2010 as an open-air replacement for the Metrodome, where the Twins had played since 1982.

Neon Bullseye Dog Sign on Target Center at Night

Target Field stadium and surrounding downtown Minneapolis buildings illuminated at night with snow on the ground. — Target Field, the home of the MLB Minnesota Twins. Located near the North Loop and Downtown Minneapolis.

Target Center and Ramp A skyway in downtown Minneapolis at night. — Target Center in downtown Minneapolis is a multi-purpose arena opened in 1990 and renovated in 2017. It is the home court of the Minnesota Timberwolves and is connected to Ramp A by an enclosed skyway. The Minneapolis skyway system links buildings and parking ramps across the downtown core.

Target Field and downtown Minneapolis skyline at night, viewed from North Loop. — Target Field opened in 2010 as the home of the Minnesota Twins, ending the team's 28-year run at the Metrodome. The ballpark seats about 38,800 and was built from Minnesota-quarried limestone at a cost of roughly $545 million. Beyond the outfield, downtown Minneapolis rises with the 57-story Wells Fargo Center and the 775-foot IDS Center, the tallest building in the state since its 1972 completion. The twin smokestacks near the ballpark belong to a district energy plant that supplies steam heat to much of downtown.

The Salvation Army facility in Minneapolis stands near downtown with the skyline behind it at night. — The Salvation Army facility in Minneapolis stands near downtown with the city skyline in the background. The organization provides social services and humanitarian aid in the city through local programs and emergency support. Its Minneapolis presence dates to the late 19th century.

Clubhouse Jäger in Minneapolis’s North Loop neighborhood at night. — Clubhouse Jäger in Minneapolis’s North Loop neighborhood is a longtime bar and music venue at 925 Washington Avenue North. The brick building is one of the neighborhood’s older commercial structures, known for its distinctive neon signage and corner location.

Target World Headquarters and Salvation Army signage in Minneapolis North Loop at night. — Target's corporate headquarters tower stands in the North Loop of downtown Minneapolis, next to Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins. The tower is part of the Target Plaza complex, which the retailer has expanded in stages since relocating its headquarters there in the 1950s. A Salvation Army sign marks a nearby building on the same block.

Red detour barriers and signs line a snow-covered Cedar Lake Trail in Minneapolis during winter construction. — A detour is in effect on the Kenilworth Trail near 21st Street in Minneapolis. The detour is in place during Metro Green Line construction.

A cyclist rides across snow-covered Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis during a heavy snowstorm at night. — South Lyndale Avenue is a major north-south street through Uptown Minneapolis. A cyclist crosses the snow-covered street at a red light during a snowstorm on November 26, 2019.

Blue Door Pub neon signs glow red and blue on a snowy building in Uptown Minneapolis at night. — The Blue Door Pub is a bar and restaurant on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis. Snow falls past its neon "BAR" sign during a snowstorm on November 26, 2019.

Lake Street bus stop in Minneapolis during a November 2019 snowstorm at night. — A heavy snow falls on a bus shelter along Lake Street in Minneapolis in late November 2019. Lake Street runs about six miles across south Minneapolis, linking Uptown to the Mississippi River and the Midtown Greenway.

Snow-covered Lynlake Brewery marquee in Minneapolis during a winter storm. — The marquee of Lynlake Brewery in Minneapolis's Uptown neighborhood is covered in snow during a November storm. The sign reads "CHRISTMAS STARTS ON THE 29th."

612 Burger Kitchen sign inside U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. — 612 Burger Kitchen at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis is a concessions outlet inside the home of the Minnesota Vikings. The name references Minneapolis area code 612, a local identifier used in the stadium's food and beverage branding.

Cyclist on a snow-covered Uptown Minneapolis street during the November 2019 snowstorm. — Minneapolis, Minnesota, during a snowstorm on November 26, 2019. A cyclist makes their way along a snow-covered Uptown street as parked cars and tree-lined blocks are buried in fresh snow.

Inside US Bank Stadium at night — US Bank Stadium, located in downtown Minneapolis, serves as the home field for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings. Opened in 2016, the stadium replaced the Metrodome, which had been the Vikings' home since 1982.

US Bank Stadium Field Home of the Minnesota Vikings — U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings, is a multi-purpose venue in downtown Minneapolis. Completed in 2016, the $1.1 billion stadium replaced the Metrodome and features a translucent ETFE roof and steep seating.

Moto-i neon sign in snow on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis — The neon sign for Moto-i, a Japanese restaurant and sake bar, glows in the snow on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis. The restaurant, which opened in 2001, is known for its extensive sake list and sushi offerings. This image was taken during a significant snowstorm on November 26, 2019, which blanketed the city.

Target Field's baseball diamond covered in white tarps under stadium lights in Minneapolis. — Target Field is the Minnesota Twins' ballpark in downtown Minneapolis, built on a former railroad and warehouse site in the North Loop. It opened in 2010, replacing the Metrodome as the team's home after nearly three decades of indoor baseball. A tarp covers the infield during the off-season, with the diamond empty and the stands bare of fans.

Gold Medalk Park near Downtown Minneapolis — Gold Medal Park near downtown Minneapolis seen at night in November 2019.

Pillsbury "A" Mill and water tower illuminated at night along Minneapolis's Main Street with the Expo building under construction. — The Pillsbury A Mill sits on the Mississippi riverfront at 415 Main Street SE, built in 1881 by Charles Pillsbury on the site of an earlier mill destroyed by an explosion. At the time of its construction, it was the largest flour mill in the world, producing wheat flour under the "Pillsbury's Best" name that still glows in neon atop the building. The mill operated until 2003 and was later designated a National Historic Landmark; it now houses the A-Mill Artist Lofts, an affordable housing complex for working artists completed in 2015. The water tower beside it, part of the historic milling complex, has been restored as a lighted architectural feature rather than a working tank. The Expo, the glass tower rising behind the mill, is part of the Mill & Main development along Main Street SE, adding market-rate apartments to the former industrial riverfront district.

Trail sign for Dinkytown Greenway on West River Parkway — This sign on West River Parkway directs pedestrians and cyclists to the Dinkytown Greenway Regional Trail. West River Parkway runs along the Mississippi River through Minneapolis, connecting to the regional trail network maintained by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

River Parkway Place in Minneapolis has a glass curtain wall lit at dusk. — River Parkway Place at 1101 West River Parkway in Minneapolis is a modern commercial building along the Mississippi River. The structure has a glass curtain wall and is adjacent to the site planned for the Eleven Condos development.

Mill Ruins Park sign in Minneapolis near the Guthrie Theater at night. — Mill Ruins Park in Minneapolis preserves the foundations of the city’s historic flour mills along the Mississippi riverfront. The park sits near the Guthrie Theater and modern residential development in the Mill District.

Snow falls on Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, during an NFL game between the Packers and the Panthers. — Snow falls on Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, during an NFL game between the Packers and the Panthers. The stadium, a historic venue for American football, is filled with spectators braving the cold weather to watch the game. The scoreboard displays game statistics and advertisements, typical of a professional sporting event.

Glass office tower, the former Thrivent Financial headquarters, among high-rises in downtown Minneapolis at night. — This building at 625 Fourth Avenue South is the former Thrivent Financial headquarters in downtown Minneapolis. Thrivent, a Fortune 500 financial services organization, relocated its headquarters to a new downtown campus in 2020.

Yellow arrow with the word "Stairs" painted on a blue cinder block wall in a Minneapolis parking garage. — A "Stairs" wayfinding mark is painted on a concrete block wall inside a parking garage in downtown Minneapolis.

Teal arrows and the number 1 painted on a concrete block wall in a Minneapolis parking garage. — Painted directional arrows and the number 1 mark a level in a parking garage in Minneapolis. The teal markings are applied directly to painted concrete block walls to guide drivers to parking levels.

Minneapolis City Hall's Romanesque Revival facade with green copper roof turrets illuminated at night. — The Minneapolis City Hall and Hennepin County Courthouse building stands at 350 South 5th Street in downtown Minneapolis. Completed in 1905, the Romanesque Revival structure was designed by architects Long and Kees. It houses offices for the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County, including courtrooms and municipal administration.

Barry & Sewall Chemical Company in Northeast Minneapolis rises at night with steam and illuminated pipework. — Barry & Sewall Chemical Company in Northeast Minneapolis manufactures industrial chemicals, including adhesives, coatings, and specialty products. The complex has operated for more than a century along the city’s industrial rail and river corridor. Steam rises from the plant at night.

Rear loading entrance of the former General Mills Purity Oats plant in Northeast Minneapolis, illuminated at night. — This view shows the rear loading and office entrance of the former General Mills Purity Oats facility in Northeast Minneapolis. Built during the city’s industrial boom, the complex once handled oat processing and packaging for one of the nation’s largest cereal producers.

General Mills Purity Oats facility storefront at 1201 Jackson Street NE in Northeast Minneapolis. — General Mills Purity Oats Facility, Minneapolis, at 1201 Jackson Street NE. The former industrial building in Northeast Minneapolis was part of General Mills’ grain and cereal processing operations.

Mississippi River tunnel shaft construction in Minneapolis with a reinforced concrete excavation shaft. — Mississippi River tunnel shaft construction in Minneapolis. The reinforced concrete excavation shaft serves as the launch point for a tunnel boring machine that will build a water main tunnel beneath the river. The project is part of a major upgrade to the city’s water system.

Mississippi River tunnel boring machine staged for a Minneapolis water main tunnel project. — Mississippi River tunnel boring machine, Minneapolis. The machine is staged for a subsurface water main tunnel project as part of work to expand and modernize the city’s underground water distribution system.

Abandoned Chateau Hutter on the Shore of Sturgeon Bay — Built in the early 1930s, Chateau Hutter was originally envisioned as a European-style resort and winery overlooking Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. The stone building, designed with locally quarried limestone and heavy timber framing, has long been abandoned but still stands as a striking relic of pre-war leisure architecture. Its location on a bluff above Lake Michigan and its craftsmanship make it one of the region’s most enigmatic remnants of early tourism development.

Dippy's Ice Cream Shop in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, decorated with Halloween inflatables and pumpkins beside limestone cliffs. — Dippy's Ice Cream Shop sits within Founder's Square, a cluster of shops along Highway 42 in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, set against the limestone bluffs that rise along this stretch of the Door County shoreline. Fish Creek was platted in the 1850s and grew as a lumber and shipping port before becoming one of the peninsula's early tourist villages. Founder's Square takes its name from the site's association with the town's original settlers and now houses a mix of seasonal businesses catering to visitors. Each October, shop owners in the square put out Halloween displays alongside pumpkins and mums to mark the transition into the fall tourist season.

Rainbow Chinese Mural on Eat Street Minneapolis — The bright red mural on the side of Rainbow Chinese Restaurant at 2739 Nicollet Avenue anchors Minneapolis’s iconic “Eat Street” corridor. Painted in bold geometric letters spelling “Minneapolis,” the work was designed to celebrate the neighborhood’s cultural diversity and long history as a hub for immigrant-owned restaurants. The panda motif and stylized lettering nod to the restaurant’s founder, Tammy Wong, whose establishment has been a local fixture since 1987.

Lakewood Memorial Chapel in Minneapolis — The Lakewood Cemetery Memorial Chapel in Minneapolis, completed in 1910 and inspired by Byzantine architecture, stands as one of Minnesota’s most significant funerary landmarks. Its interior mosaics—crafted with over ten million pieces of Venetian glass—were modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The surrounding landscape, designed in the late 19th century, reflects the “garden cemetery” movement that emphasized serenity and park-like beauty. Today, Lakewood remains both an active cemetery and a public green space, connecting generations through its art, architecture, and memorial traditions.

Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum, Minneapolis — The Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum, completed in 2012 and designed by Joan Soranno and John Cook of HGA Architects, represents a modern counterpart to Lakewood’s historic chapel. Built into the natural slope of the cemetery grounds, the structure uses gray granite and white mosaic marble to evoke quiet reflection and permanence. Its minimalist form and interplay of light were conceived to harmonize with the surrounding landscape of Lake Calhoun (Bde Maka Ska). The mausoleum extends Lakewood’s 150-year tradition of blending architecture, art, and remembrance within a park-like setting in south Minneapolis.

Handmade warning sign hangs under the Loews Minneapolis Hotel canopy during a Trump rally in downtown Minneapolis — A handmade sign reading “This Roof Cannot Support Human Weight” was posted beneath the Loews Minneapolis Hotel canopy on October 10, 2019. The hotel, adjacent to the Target Center, served as a focal point during a political rally and counter-protests that drew thousands to downtown Minneapolis. City officials placed similar signs throughout the area to deter individuals from climbing elevated structures amidst heavy police presence and street closures.

Protesters with anti-Trump signs outside First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis — Protesters gathered outside First Avenue in Minneapolis on October 10, 2019, during a rally for then-President Donald Trump. The sign prominently displayed reads, "I didn't fight the NAZIs just so TRUMP could turn America fascist." First Avenue is a historic entertainment venue in downtown Minneapolis, known for hosting concerts and other live events. The protest reflects the political divisions and public discourse surrounding the 2020 presidential election cycle.

Protesters hold anti-Trump signs outside Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. — Protesters gathered outside the Target Center in Minneapolis on October 10, 2019, to voice their opposition to then-President Donald Trump's policies. The signs displayed reflect sentiments of dissent and criticism towards the administration. This event occurred during a period of significant political polarization surrounding the Trump presidency and his re-election campaign. The Target Center, a multi-purpose arena, has often been a site for major public events and gatherings in downtown Minneapolis.

Protesters in downtown Minneapolis hold a sign reading "American Horror Story" beside a Trump caricature. — Protesters gathered in downtown Minneapolis on October 10, 2019, during a rally related to the 2020 presidential election. The sign prominently displayed reads "American Horror Story" with a caricature of then-President Donald Trump. This event occurred amidst a period of significant political polarization and public discourse surrounding the Trump administration and its policies. The protest reflects the broader national sentiment and engagement with political issues during that election cycle.

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