Uptown Photography

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Dispensary coming to Hennepin and Lake Street

Dispensary coming to Hennepin and Lake Street

New green painting on what is to become a dispensary in the former Juut Salon space at Hennepin and Lake street in Uptown Minneapolis.

Bar & Rooftop.. and McDonald’s

Bar & Rooftop.. and McDonald’s

Daisys Bar & Rooftop sign on Hennepin Avenue in front of the McDonalds. The bar replaced another cowboy themed bar "Cowboy Slims".

William’s Pub Uptown Sign

William’s Pub Uptown Sign

The William's Pub sign on Hennepin Avenue. The long time bar closed in 2022 and has sat vacant ever since.

Motion City Soundtrack at Uptown Theater

Motion City Soundtrack at Uptown Theater

Recently re-opened Uptown Theater in Uptown Minneapolis. At the corner of Lagoon and Hennepin avenue.

Minneapolis Police Off Duty Work in Uptown

Minneapolis Police Off Duty Work in Uptown

Minneapolis police and private security outside Rumba Nightclub in Uptown Minneapolis.

Midtown Greenway, Minneapolis

Midtown Greenway, Minneapolis

The Midtown Greenway on a mid November evening. The Greenway goes through South Minneapolis.

Former Minneapolis Police Fifth Precinct

Former Minneapolis Police Fifth Precinct

Now an event center, many years ago this was the Minneapolis Police Fifth Precinct.

Metro Transit Stay Off The Tracks

Metro Transit Stay Off The Tracks

Metro Transit Stay off The Tracks signage on Hennepin Avenue.

Mortimer’s Bar Painted Boards

Mortimer’s Bar Painted Boards

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

Chicago’s Very Own

Chicago’s Very Own

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

Deona Marie graffiti on Lake Street in Minneapolis

Deona Marie graffiti on Lake Street in Minneapolis

A couple walk across Lake Street in front of a parking garage with graffiti that reads “Deona Marie” “161”. The area has been a place of protest since the June 2021 killing of Winston Smith.

Smith was killed by a federal task force serving a warrant. Protester Deona Marie was killed ten days later when a man drove his vehicle through barricades killing her.

Uptown Cafe sign on Hennepin Avenue

Uptown Cafe sign on Hennepin Avenue

Uptown Cafe in Uptown Minneapolis.

Chairs outside Uptown Minneapolis Restaurant

Chairs outside Uptown Minneapolis Restaurant

Chairs outside a restaurant in Uptown Minneapolis.

Lynlake Brewery in Uptown Minneapolis April 2022

Lynlake Brewery in Uptown Minneapolis April 2022

Lynlake Brewery at Lyndale Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis.

Up Down arcade bar on Lyndale Ave in Minneapolis

Up Down arcade bar on Lyndale Ave in Minneapolis

Up Down arcade bar on Lyndale Ave in Minneapolis

ACAB CRG GI JOKE graffiti at Seven Points Mall

ACAB CRG GI JOKE graffiti at Seven Points Mall

ACAB, Fuck Your Property, CRG=GI JOKE written on barricades outside the parking ramp that Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement in June 2021.

CRG GI Joke Winston Smith Protest Graffiti

CRG GI Joke Winston Smith Protest Graffiti

Graffiti on the side of concrete barricades that surround the parking garage that Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement on June 3rd, 2021.

CRG=GI Joke. CRG refers to private security company Conflict Resolution Group.

ReVamp Salonspa and Uptown Theater

ReVamp Salonspa and Uptown Theater

ReVamp! Salonspa on Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis.

Jungle Theater Marquee, Minneapolis

Jungle Theater Marquee, Minneapolis

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

Stop The Cover Up graffiti

Stop The Cover Up graffiti

"Stop The Cover Up" painted on a concrete barrier outside the parking ramp where Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement.

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