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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby alleycat » December 13th, 2013, 3:17 pm

http://www.psfk.com/2013/11/minneapolis ... ncoln.html
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I shot the pictures for this. They cropped the hell out of two of them. Is part of the Lincoln Now campaign. On Lincoln's site they didn't crop them inanely.

http://now.lincoln.com/2013/10/minneapo ... c-culture/
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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby mister.shoes » December 13th, 2013, 9:46 pm

Fantastic pictures! Great job, sir.
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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby Nathan » January 23rd, 2014, 3:27 pm

Interesting twist for this thread...

http://www.startribune.com/entertainmen ... 14063.html

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby Chauncey87 » January 25th, 2014, 3:58 am

After a night long night of work and a couple drinks after I was happy to see this pop up on my local news feed!

"A World's Fair in Minnesota? A group of ardent fans wants to make it happen"

"A group of Minnesotans wants to bring about 10 million people here in 2023 for an international event that many young folks never heard of and many older people don’t know still exists.

Steve Heckler, a Twin Cities event organizer by trade, has been working to get a World’s Fair in the U.S. — and specifically Minnesota — since 2008."

http://www.minnpost.com/arts-culture/20 ... -it-happen

In order to make this happen our perception of mass transit needs to shift from in my words "kiddy street cars" to a full blown subway or something along the lines of grade segregation. Followed by a renewed {almost over) investment in every facet of civic infrastructure, buildings, and parkland. The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul would have to create a game plan unlike anything they have had to do before. I figure the only thing that prevents this event from coming back to the US would be a local sense of the nail that sticks out gets the hammer. Minneapolis is already know around the world in various business circles. The Worlds Fair would bring it into a level only a handful of other US cities have. The next ten years are going to determine if Minneapolis has what it takes. :D

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby Nathan » January 25th, 2014, 11:22 am

Second Strongest State in the Union:

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby Wedgeguy » January 25th, 2014, 1:32 pm

Curious what large area of land that they would have open to be able to fit a worlds fair into. The last few here in the US did not fair too well. Best things that came out of them was highway, FREEWAY, upgrades which some on here do not like.

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby FISHMANPET » January 25th, 2014, 3:42 pm

Chicago did pretty well with theirs, but they had large undeveloped tracks within the city limits that they could run heavy rail to.

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby FISHMANPET » January 25th, 2014, 5:33 pm

Reading the Minnpost piece on the world's fair, they're looking at Arden Hills ammunition plant or the old Ford plant. The Ford plant would be a good central location but I'm not sure how it would shape the city after the fair is done. Arden Hills is interesting as well, I'd think that might actually stand a better chance of drastically changing the built environment between the central cities and the fair location.

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby Avian » January 25th, 2014, 10:06 pm

A suburban World's Fair would not endear the Twin Cities as a very progressive place. I'd even say it would be an embarrassing disaster.

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby FISHMANPET » January 25th, 2014, 10:52 pm

I have no idea what modern World's Fairs have done for infrastructure, but I was just in Chicago and the Chicago History Museum had some exhibits on both of the worlds fairs. Not saying it's necessarily a good idea or not, but I don't think it'd be out of the question to run a light rail line up there to connect it the airport (or maybe it would be out of the question). Once it's built it could transform land use along the path.

Chicago's two worlds fairs transformed the city, but it was still fairly young and moldable, it may not have much of an effect on us if we put it up in Arden Hills.

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby NickP » January 29th, 2014, 2:03 pm

Shout out to Punch Pizza by President Obama. Whatever your political stance, this is PR for us. :)
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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby NickP » January 29th, 2014, 3:27 pm

Another good ranking for the people who like them. :)
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... nials.html

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby at40man » January 29th, 2014, 4:28 pm

I'm not sure how it would shape the city after the fair is done.
Here's a great blog of what happened to the 1964-65 World's Fair property in Manhattan, which was also used for the 1939 World's Fair: http://www.imagineeringdisney.com/blog/ ... -fair.html .

Fascinating stuff :!:

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Postby skyrab » January 29th, 2014, 4:57 pm

Thank you for this link. My wife is a St. Pauli-girl and there is a lot to be said for humble beauty finally getting its due.

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby Nick » January 29th, 2014, 7:36 pm

We've made it: Taco Bell commercial shot at MCTC and in Loring Park.



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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby Nick » January 29th, 2014, 7:40 pm

Also, this is in National Geographic's February issue:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/ ... illor-text

It is beautiful. You have to sign up for a terrible account to read it, or alternatively you may be able to get around that by pulling it up on a mobile device. I have a print subscription.
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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby Silophant » January 29th, 2014, 11:13 pm

It is beautiful. And just clicking the link worked for me, no account required.
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Postby skyrab » January 29th, 2014, 11:19 pm

Also, this is in National Geographic's February issue:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/ ... illor-text

It is beautiful. You have to sign up for a terrible account to read it, or alternatively you may be able to get around that by pulling it up on a mobile device. I have a print subscription.
Thanks for the heads-up Nick, I just received my print subscription today but hadn't looked at it yet. I love the shot of the Foshay at night!

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Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

Postby talindsay » January 30th, 2014, 9:50 am

We were riffing on what would make Saint Paul such a good romantic getaway. A couple ideas:
(1) You can see all the buildings as their architects intended, in peace and quiet, without all those pesky people around ruining the moment.
(2) None of that pesky commerce and bustle getting in the way of a pleasureable mid-afternoon walk.
(3) Since the city rolls up the sidewalk at 5, it's guaranteed to be romantic - where to go but your hotel room?

Kidding aside, it seems an odd claim to me - Saint Paul has plenty of charm but some pretty old buildings and an outdoor ice rink don't seem like the basis to rank the city above literally every other place in the entire country. Still, good to see our largest suburb getting some national press.


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