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Midtown is a loosely defined region in south
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, United States. There are no hard-set boundaries to the midtown area, but it is generally agreed to include the area in the vicinity of Lake Street between Interstate 35W and
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. Lake Street is the border between the Phillips and Powderhorn communities of Minneapolis. Lake Street/Midtown LRT Station, with service on the METRO Blue Line, is located on the eastern edge of the area.


History

The midtown area was historically known as a run-down area. However, in the past decade or two, there has been a large revitalization effort along Lake Street, driven largely by an insurgence of new Latino and Northeast African businesses. Near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Lake Street is the
Midtown Exchange The Midtown Exchange is a historic structure and mixed-use building located in the Midtown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is the second-largest building in Minnesota in terms of leasable space, after the Mall of Americ ...
building, which was a
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department store and mail-order catalog facility until the company closed it in 1994. After sitting vacant for a decade, the building was fully redeveloped into a mixed-use commercial and residential space, housing the Midtown Global Market, a large marketplace with shops and restaurants. Other indoor markets that have opened in the midtown area include the Mercado Central (at Bloomington Ave and Lake St), which houses numerous Latino businesses, and the Lake Plaza (at 3rd Ave and Lake St), which houses Somali and Latino businesses. As of January 2009, a new market has opened in the former True Value Hardware site at the Hi-Lake Shopping Center (21st Ave and Lake St), housing Somali businesses.


Place names

Many places and groups use the "midtown" descriptor in their names. Examples include: * The
Midtown Greenway The Midtown Greenway is a rail trail in Minneapolis, Minnesota that follows the path of an abandoned route of the Milwaukee Road, Milwaukee Road railway. It is considered under segregated cycle facilities. Used both recreationally and for ...
, a major bicycling and walking trail paralleling Lake Street * The
Midtown Exchange The Midtown Exchange is a historic structure and mixed-use building located in the Midtown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is the second-largest building in Minnesota in terms of leasable space, after the Mall of Americ ...
and the Midtown Global Market * The
Midtown Freewheel Bike Center Midtown may refer to: Places within cities Canada * Midtown, Toronto, Ontario Japan * Tokyo Midtown United States Within the United States, Midtown most commonly refers to Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It may also refer to: * Midtown, A ...
, a bike shop on the Midtown Greenway * The Midtown YWCA (Lake Street and 22nd Ave) * The Lake Street/Midtown light rail station on the METRO Blue Line * The Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel * The Midtown Church Project, a church plant utilizing principles of self-organization and community development * The
Midtown Farmers' Market The Midtown Farmers Market is a seasonal open-air farmers market in the Midtown area of south Minneapolis. Established in 2003, the market is held Saturdays from May through October, and Tuesdays from June through October in a parking lot in the ...
, operating Tuesdays and Saturdays at 22nd Ave and Lake Street, in the parking lot of Anishinabe Academy School


References


External links


Midtown Community Works

Midtown Global Market

Mercado Central

Midtown Farmers' Market
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