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by jet777
December 27th, 2012, 5:34 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Rumors: A Historical Record of Mystery
Replies: 1127
Views: 187472

Re: Current & Proposed Downtown Minneapolis Projects

The proposal part is no rumor because the property's new owner pitched this at the warehouse district neighborhood assoc mtg last month. Office space, and less than 4 stories.. The rumor is what it will actually be- I have heard the idea floated of retail/coffe shop/eatery on the first level, but al...
by jet777
December 23rd, 2012, 11:23 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
Replies: 1016
Views: 176612

Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)

I'm not sure I understand this project, maybe someone can fill me in. 70 million seems like a lot for a parking garage and an elevated train so that baseball traffic can walk underneath without getting runover (although the $10/hr human railroad gates don't really work that well either). The north s...
by jet777
December 11th, 2012, 11:14 am
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Block E (archive)
Replies: 351
Views: 112866

Re: Block E

I have been worried about the proposal for a casino in Block E since hearing about it. And after your reference to Cleveland I think it's clearer why I am uncomfortable about turning what should be prime downtown real estate into casino space, and it's not because I'm opposed to casinos or gambling ...
by jet777
December 6th, 2012, 9:28 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
Replies: 2031
Views: 799815

Re: Current & Proposed Downtown Minneapolis Projects

And just like newspaper comments section, two people managed to hijack a good thread!

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by jet777
September 10th, 2012, 2:53 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
Replies: 1660
Views: 223496

Re: Vikings Stadium

The arches look like an afterthought in a barren sea of parking lots. Like the Target Field station, the implementation of light rail was poorly thought out for the most predictable usage scenarios. Target Field is lucky enough to get a redo with a little thought and I hope the metrodome station doe...