I grew up in minneapolis (born 1944). Had a paper route partly on chicago ave. near the parkway theater. Ive been looking for photos of anthonies mens clothing store a few feet up from the parkway theater. It was a cool ivy league store with very hip clothes at the time. Does anyone have pics or remember the shop? They had the greatest window displays and i would always go there to look after my route. I must have been around 12 or 13 years old.
On block E. Back around 1982, I was able to go up into the old bordello, used as a storage room, for the shinders store. The banister was awesome, as was the view over Hennepin ave. They knew even then that the block was doomed.
Boy, I've been using these photos and comments to start my own digging around. I like writing songs about Minnesota and Mpls in the style of old-time country, blues, string band kinda music and this stuff really sparks the process. Name of my band right now is Bohemian Flats ;) Wonderful--thanks for the vid.
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Nice idea...I used to take the 6A bus to downtown every Saturday in 1965...never feared for my safety as I would now...have lunch at the Venice cafe, catch a B horror movie at the Gopher theatre, stroll thru Dayton's and Donaldson's and Young Quinlan, ride to the top of the Foshay tower! Best times of my life. Things really changed when the IDS went up. That's when Minneapolis "grew up" and lost its innocence...
I grew up taking the 6A as a kid in the 70s and a teen in the 80s. My mother was s single parent so I spent a lot of time going downtown to catch a movie at the Skyway or the Mann by myself or with some neighborhood friends from the Marcy-Holmes area I grew up in.
Liked that interview. I don't go downtown now unless I drive through it on the way to someplace else. Just a drive-through. Here are some of my fond recollections. The 620 Club where mostly writers and also some on air broadcast people would go. The Great Northern Market. The original Shinders. There were several movie theaters before the multiplex. In short, Minneapolis had CHARACTER--before they tore down the Gateway/old skid row, the Andrews Hotel and other hotels on that block, which is now the power company. And Glenwood Avenue before the city caved in and let greedy Carl Pohlad build his baseball park was so wonderful. I miss so much of that area. City Whore Hall will give anything away and maybe even hire hit men to keep sports here. Nicollet Mall was Nicollet Avenue where you culd park your car. Now it is just worthless.
I actually moved here primarily because of downtown, even if you were dead broke you could spend a whole day downtown easy, now I don't even go out of my way to go downtown it's depressing even if I have to drive close to it. Don't even get me started on the City Center....
Wow this is so cool. The memories this brings back. As a child I would go downtown with my mom. I remember the sounds and the smells. I miss old Minneapolis. What is downtown now?
@@pedalsbeatlejuicelodermeie319 no its not you must be just making stuff up. Minneapolis downtown is a great place alot odd new business's popping up every year or two and the people are pretty nice and not all but most of them. Check it out if you ever have the chance
@@Adamdub612 No different then when your family who came over. Unless you are Native American you are also from a immigrant family. We also do not care for racist.
I do miss old block E. The area to the west, as well, where the parking ramps and Target Center are now. I remember when they were demolishing the place, I knew an era was passing.
Thank you Mike. I so miss my Old Minneapolis😙
I grew up in minneapolis (born 1944). Had a paper route partly on chicago ave. near the parkway theater. Ive been looking for photos of anthonies mens clothing store a few feet up from the parkway theater. It was a cool ivy league store with very hip clothes at the time. Does anyone have pics or remember the shop? They had the greatest window displays and i would always go there to look after my route. I must have been around 12 or 13 years old.
The drug store on the corner of 48th, was my favorite place for years to hit on Tuesdays and Thursdays for new comics.
What- you were born in this city in 1944?????
On block E. Back around 1982, I was able to go up into the old bordello, used as a storage room, for the shinders store. The banister was awesome, as was the view over Hennepin ave. They knew even then that the block was doomed.
That must have been a heck of a view of the freak show entering and exiting Shinders.
This is magnificently phenomenal I love this piece and I’m a 97 a baby Born Amarillo Texas but then I Minnesota says 1972
Boy, I've been using these photos and comments to start my own digging around. I like writing songs about Minnesota and Mpls in the style of old-time country, blues, string band kinda music and this stuff really sparks the process. Name of my band right now is Bohemian Flats ;) Wonderful--thanks for the vid.
When my family moved to Mpls in the late 60s Foshay was the tallest tower.
Excellent documentary! I love the Old Minneapolis page.
This is so great. Thank you Jesse for putting this together!
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and I am still negative.
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Author Mike Evangelist published a terrific photo book about Minneapolis. I hope he makes another. Definitely buy a copy if you find it.
I was born and raised here in Minneapolis mn. Thanks for showing this I m 33 yrs old so I never seen it like that.
Nice idea...I used to take the 6A bus to downtown every Saturday in 1965...never feared for my safety as I would now...have lunch at the Venice cafe, catch a B horror movie at the Gopher theatre, stroll thru Dayton's and Donaldson's and Young Quinlan, ride to the top of the Foshay tower! Best times of my life. Things really changed when the IDS went up. That's when Minneapolis "grew up" and lost its innocence...
I grew up taking the 6A as a kid in the 70s and a teen in the 80s. My mother was s single parent so I spent a lot of time going downtown to catch a movie at the Skyway
or the Mann by myself or with some neighborhood friends from the Marcy-Holmes area I grew up in.
So you never had dinner at the top of the IDS? too bad. haha
Now the Foshay tower looks like a garden gnome amidst the various highrises and skyscrapers. It's literally in the shadows.
Liked that interview. I don't go downtown now unless I drive through it on the way to someplace else. Just a drive-through. Here are some of my fond recollections. The 620 Club where mostly writers and also some on air broadcast people would go. The Great Northern Market. The original Shinders. There were several movie theaters before the multiplex.
In short, Minneapolis had CHARACTER--before they tore down the Gateway/old skid row, the Andrews Hotel and other hotels on that block, which is now the power company. And Glenwood Avenue before the city caved in and let greedy Carl Pohlad build his baseball park was so wonderful. I miss so much of that area. City Whore Hall will give anything away and maybe even hire hit men to keep sports here.
Nicollet Mall was Nicollet Avenue where you culd park your car. Now it is just worthless.
Roger Regor yea if u can’t park your car, it’s worthless so say fat lazy pepole everywhere. Enters suburban sprawl
I actually moved here primarily because of downtown, even if you were dead broke you could spend a whole day downtown easy, now I don't even go out of my way to go downtown it's depressing even if I have to drive close to it. Don't even get me started on the City Center....
Wow this is so cool. The memories this brings back. As a child I would go downtown with my mom. I remember the sounds and the smells. I miss old Minneapolis. What is downtown now?
Over stuffed with people and homeless and trouble makers.
@@pedalsbeatlejuicelodermeie319 no its not you must be just making stuff up. Minneapolis downtown is a great place alot odd new business's popping up every year or two and the people are pretty nice and not all but most of them. Check it out if you ever have the chance
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@@Adamdub612 No different then when your family who came over. Unless you are Native American you are also from a immigrant family. We also do not care for racist.
@@Adamdub612 No thanks. Tons of dangerous people and thugs.
Born and raised here
I'm not crying. You're crying.
I do miss old block E. The area to the west, as well, where the parking ramps and Target Center are now. I remember when they were demolishing the place, I knew an era was passing.
Neat...lets do another one
More please!!
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I agree that downtown mpls changed after block e was torn down.
It got sanitized, and lame... and the crime is still there, I think I remember them using that as a huge excuse