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In 1957, city leaders thought Minneapolis would be a futuristic city by 1967 In 1957, city leaders and planners laid out a vision for Minneapolis in 1967. How much of it came true? April 23, 2021 11:15am Text size Copy shortlink:
In April 1957, the Minneapolis Star ran a series called Minneapolis 1967: What Future Awaits?
It gave the readers a look at the city 10 years hence, based on current plans and ideas from our civic leaders, as the promotional ads said. It was written by Daniel Upham and Paul Veblen (a distant relative of Thorstein Veblen, the man who came up with the idea of conspicuous consumption ).
Why did Minneapolis tear down its biggest train station?
Minneapolis two train stations met very different fates in the 1970s. March 5, 2021 9:05am Related coverage
Studying abroad in Europe many years ago, Marcus Nielson took note of the central role train stations played in city design there. When he returned to Minneapolis, he realized something was missing. I always kind of wondered why Minneapolis didn t keep a lot of their train infrastructure, Nielson said.
He was aware of the Milwaukee Road Depot, a train station that has been restored downtown, but wanted to know why the city demolished its larger station, the Great Northern Depot. Nielson sought answers from Curious Minnesota, a Star Tribune community reporting project fueled by great reader questions.