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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
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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. ....

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