Minneapolis grew steadily from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, reaching a peak population of 521,718 in 1950. Subsequently, the city population declined until about 1990, when it stabilized, and people moved to the suburbs.
In the 1990s, the last wave of downtown development added 40-story and lower towers to the skyscrapers in the vicinity of Target, Ameriprise, and AT&T. By 1994, Stone Arch Bridge was opened to pedestrians, enabling the formation of a trail connection and providing views of Saint Anthony Falls. The old commercial buildings were adapted for new uses. The Whitney Hotel was built in the former Standard Mill, while the North Star Lofts were renovated from the former North Star Woolen Mills. Other developments, such as Saint Anthony Main and several condominiums and townhouse projects, offer residents the chance to live within sight of Saint Anthony Falls.
The development of vertical residential housing followed the development of corporate housing. Downtown West and former milling districts became dotted with high-rise condos during the 1970s condo boom. Riverside Plaza was the tallest building outside the Downtown area. The complex contains six towers, most of which are mixed-income properties. As opposed to the plain modern and brutalist concrete styles of that period, residential buildings with varying colors and architecture themes appeared in the late 1990s to early 2000s.
These fascinating photos will take you back to the 1990s in Minneapolis.
#1 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, March 1998
#2 Anti-Fur Protest, Saks Fifth Avenue, Minneapolis, Sept 1990
#3 Shinder’s Books, Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, March 1998
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Parkway theater
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Not Shinder’s on Hennepin Ave
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This is Pepito’s and The Parkway, not Shinders.
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not Shinder’s. Parkway and Pepitos.
#4 The Fairmont Hotel, 9th & Hennepin, Minneapolis, 1998
#5 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, March 1998
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Who put this together?? Almost every photo location is wrong. This 9th and Hennepin. I know. I worked at Rock Bottom.
#6 New K-8 school under construction, Downtown, Minneapolis, 1998
#7 Minneapolis Bike Race, Sept 1990
#8 Nicollet Hotel, Nicollet Mall at Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, 1990s
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This is not the Nicollet Hotel
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The Ivy Tower. This was once occupied by the The First Church of Christ, Scientist, so history tells us. But Not the Nicollet Hotel by any means!
#9 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, March 1998
#10 Mpls Sunset from Rand Tower, Spring 1998
#11 Minneapolis, 1990s.
#12 Dayton’s Department Store, Minneapolis, Facade under renovation, Sept 1990
#13 Anti-fur protest, 7th & Nicollet, Minneapolis , Sept 1990
#14 14th Street SE, Dinkytown, Minneapolis, August 1991
#15 Sri Lanka Curry House, 28xx Hennepin Avenue, Uptown Minneapolis, Feb 1993
#16 Hennepin Avenue near 28th Street, Minneapolis, Feb 1993
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Sigh. Yes. And Kinh Do on the right with the green awning and the yellow Figlio billboard. These were the days.
#17 Uncommon Grounds Coffeehouse, 28xx Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Feb 1993
#18 Java Jacks Coffeehouse, 36th St at Bryant Ave S, Minneapolis, Feb 1993
#19 Bloomington & Lake, South Minneapolis, April 1993
#20 Penny University Coffeehouse, 50th Street at Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, April 1993
#21 Minneapolis Buildings with First Baptist Church in foreground, April 1993
#22 Minneapolis Skyline from Northside Bus Garage (N 5th Street), April 1993
#23 Xerxes Avenue South, Minneapolis, January 1993
#24 26th Street, looking to Nicollet, Minneapolis, January 1993
#25 9th Street apartment buildings from Park Avenue, Minneapolis, January 1993
#26 Abandoned Mills, S 2nd Street, Minneapolis, January 1993
#27 Milling District, Minneapolis, Jan 1993
#28 Warehouse Buildings, North Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, January 1993
#29 North Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, Jan 1993
#30 N 1st Street from N 2nd Avenue, Minneapolis, Jan 1993
#31 North end of Nicollet Mall (under reconstruction), Sept 1990
#32 State Theater 800 Block of Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 1990s
#33 Hennepin Avenue 800 block, Minneapolis, March 1998
#34 Alley behind Shinders, Minneapolis, March 1998
#35 Shinder’s Books, Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, March 1998
#36 Watching demolition of The Conservatory, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 1990s.
#37 Demolition of The Conservatory, 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 1990s.
#38 Demolition of The Conservatory, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 1990s.
#39 IDS Center Crystal Court, Minneapolis, March 1998
#40 IDS Crystal, Minneapolis, March 1998
#41 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, March 1998
#42 Minneapolis Sculpture Garden & Walker Art Ctr/Guthrie Theater, Sept 1990
#43 Hennepin Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis – Sept 1990
#44 Grain Belt Sign, Minneapolis, 1990
#45 Minneapolis Skyline from Plymouth Ave Bridge, Sept 1990
#46 Nicollet Mall, under reconstruction, Sept 1990
#47 Brick Apartments, Minneapolis near Nicollet & 14th St, 1990s.
#48 Minneapolis Bike Race, Sept 1990
#49 Watching a bike race, Minneapolis, Sept 1990
#50 Home along Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis, 1990s.
#51 Burberrys & Cole-Haan, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Sept 1990
#52 Construction underway on Gavidae II/Dain Bosworth, 500 block Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Sept 1990
#53 Gavidae Common, 600 block Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Sept 1990
#54 7th Street near Nicollet, Minneapolis, Sept 1990
#55 Norwest Center, Minneapolis, Sept 1990
#56 7th & Nicollet, Minneapolis, Sept 1990
#57 Minneapolis Skyline, Sept 1990
#58 Minneapolis Skyline, Sept 1990
#59 Dain Bosworth Tower under construction, Minneapolis, Nov 1990
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This is the old Federal Reserve Bank. I know. My Mother and I both worked there.
#60 Federal Reserve Bank Building, Minneapolis, Nov 1990
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This is the old Nicollet Hotel. Across from the old Fed.
#61 The Ivy Building, 2nd Avenue at 11th Street, Minneapolis, Nov 1990.
#62 Cranes from Hilton Hotel & AT&T Tower, Minneapolis – Nov 1990
#63 Looking down Marquette Avenue from 10th Street, Minneapolis – Nov 1990
#64 AT&T Tower under construction – Minneapolis Nov 1990
#65 View from 10th Street, Minneapolis – Nov 1990
#66 Looking down 7th Street from Plaza VII, Minneapolis, Nov 1990
#67 Dane Bosworth Tower UC (now Dane Rauscher), Minneapolis, Nov 1990
#68 Looking down 7th Street from Plaza VII, Minneapolis, Nov 1990
#69 The Holiday Inn Minneapolis with the Holidome, 13th & Nicollet, Minneapolis Convention Center in middle of photo, Nov 1990
#70 Looking down 13th Street towards Laurel Village Apartments under construction from Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Nov 1990
#71 Loring Park & Loring Heights from Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Nov 1990
#72 Looking towards Loring Heights & Loring Park from Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis, Nov 1990
#73 First Avenue, Mpls Whse District, Dec 1990
#74 First Avenue at N 4th Street, Minneapolis, Dec 1990
#75 First Avenue at N 2nd Street, Minneapolis, Dec 1990
#76 Home along Lake of the isles, Minneapolis, Dec 1990
#77 Lake of the Isles Twilight, Minneapolis, Dec 1990
#78 Winter Sky, Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis, December 1990
#79 Hennepin & Lake from Calhoun Square entrance, Minneapolis, Dec 1990
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This page is an absolute mess.
