Kenwood is a neighborhood within the
Calhoun-Isles community in
Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Locat ...
along
Lake of the Isles and
Cedar Lake. The neighborhood is one of the most affluent in the city along with the nearby
Lowry Hill neighborhood. The Kenwood neighborhood's most notable feature is the many historic mansions along the parkways overlooking the lake and the downtown skyline.
The neighborhood was established in the late 1880s, when a rail line running along Cedar Lake to the west of the neighborhood provided increased access.
Its boundaries are
Cedar Lake Parkway to the west,
Kenwood Parkway to the north,
West Lake of the Isles Parkway to the east, and Kenilworth Place to the south. It is in
Ward 7, represented by
council member Katie Cashman.
Notable residents
* Kenwood's most famous fictional resident was
Mary Richards
Mary Richards, portrayed by Mary Tyler Moore, is the lead character of the television sitcom ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''.
Character biography
Mary Richards, born in 1940 in Roseburg, Minnesota, is the only child of Walter and Dottie Richard ...
, played by
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was an American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her roles on '' The Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1961–1966) and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), whic ...
, who resided at fictional "119 North Weatherly" and used exterior shots of the home located at 2104 Kenwood Parkway from 1970 to 1975 during the first five seasons of
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (also known simply as ''Mary Tyler Moore'') is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress Mary Tyler Moore. The show originally aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 ...
.
*
Walter Mondale
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928April 19, 2021) was the 42nd vice president of the United States serving from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Minnesota from 1964 to 1976. ...
, Vice President of the United States, was a long time resident near Fremont Avenue.
*Emery Mapes, one of the founders of
Cream of Wheat
Cream of Wheat is an American brand of farina (food), farina, a type of breakfast porridge mix made from wheat middlings. It looks similar to grits, but is smoother in texture since it is made with ground wheat berry, wheat kernels instead of gr ...
, resided in Kenwood.
References
External links
Minneapolis Neighborhood Profiles - KenwoodKenwood Neighborhood OrganizationKenwood neighborhood map
Neighborhoods in Minneapolis
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