The Museum in the Streets: Minneapolis, Minnesota

—27th and Lake: Industry and Transportation Infrastructure —

Since the 1880s, 27th Avenue and Lake Street has been a center of commercial activity. The area was linked to downtown Minneapolis in 1890 when the electric streetcar was extended down Minnehaha Avenue en route to Minnehaha Park. Its future as a bustling retail node was secured when, in 1909, the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Flour City Lodge #118 built an impressive stone, steel, and brick building at the intersection. In addition to accommodating the needs of the IOOF, the building was expected to improve the neighborhood because of its size and because it represented the faith the organization had in Lake Street. By the 1920s, the area was a complete shopping district with banks, department stores, professional offices, restaurants, ballrooms, and theaters, all within just blocks of the IOOF building.

Desde los 1880, 27th Avenue y Lake Street han sido un centro de actividad comercial. La zona estaba ligada al centro de Minneapolis en 1890 cuando se extendió el tranvía por Minnhaha Avenue en ruta a Minnehaha Park. Se aseguró su futuro como centro minorista cuando en 1909, la Orden de Odd Fellows International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Flour City Lodge #118 constuyó un impresionante edificio de piedra, hierro y ladrillo en la intersección. Además de acomodar las necesidades del IOO, se supornía que el edificio mejorara



el barrio por su tamaño y porque representaba la fe de la organización en Lake Street. En los 1920, el área era una zona de compras completa, con bancos, tiendas grandes, oficinas, restaurantes, galones de baile, y teatros, todo a unas cuadras del edificio IOOF.

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2629 East Lake: Minnehaha Grill
Longfellow School
3010 Minnehaha Avenue South: Fire Station No. 21
3012 Minnehaha Avenue South: Lauritzen Wagon and Blacksmith Shop
2721-23 East Lake: Lake Theater
2730 East 31st Street: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Snelling Avenue: African American Community
2916 East Lake: East Lake Branch Library
Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor
2217 East Lake: Axel's Lunch Room

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