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Minneapolis' famed Nicollet Mall on a cool Thursday afternoon in September. PART 1
A collection of plaques with poetry created by local residents dot the Mall on the north end:
Starting from the south end of the mile-long mall and working my way northward. The first few pics are badly color-balanced - I didn't realize my camera wasn't set for daylighting...
A Paul Granlund sculpture in front of Westminster Church:
Fountains at Peavey Plaza.
The Minnesota Orchestra's Hall will be getting a new lobby next year:
On Thursdays there is a Farmer's Market set up along the Mall:
PART 3 - The northern end of the Mall is much quieter..
Street furniture at the north end of the Mall:
Landscaping along the Library:
The former US Federal Reserve Bank building by Gunnar Birkerts:
The ING Building, designed by Minoru Yamasaki. This building is at the northern terminus of the mall, and was the last building Yamasaki did before he designed the World Trade Center in New York:
Nicollet Mall is such a top-notch downtown street: I'm not sure why Downtown Minneapolis isn't more well-known. You've done it great justice with your photos and yes, this thread should be copied and pasted into City Photos. I'll have to see if you did Hennepin too. I've been meaning to post a thread on Nicollet Mall, but I never time it right for when the sun is peaking through that narrow corridor lined with skyscrapers.
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