“Vibrant,” “walkable,” “diverse,” “sophisticated.” These are just a few words commonly used to describe the Uptown neighborhood in Minneapolis. What started as a combination of a commercial corridor and family homes that was built due to the rapid population growth of Downtown in the 1910s and 1920s, Uptown soon flourished as a haven for artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs. While the neighborhood faced some challenges as other parts of Minneapolis began to grow in the 1960s and 1970s, by the 1980s, it ex...
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