Hawthorne Transportation Center

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Hawthorne Transportation Center
General information
Location950 Hawthorne Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°58′38″N93°16′43″W / 44.977149°N 93.278481°W / 44.977149; -93.278481
Owned byCity of Minneapolis
Operated by Greyhound Lines
Bus stands8
Bus operators BSicon BUS2.svg Flixbus
BSicon BUS2.svg Greyhound Lines
BSicon BUS2.svg Jefferson Lines
BSicon BUS2.svg Land to Air Express
Connections Bus-logo.svg Metro Transit 4, 5, 6, 9, 22, 61, C, D
Construction
Parking975 spaces
Other information
Website Official website
History
OpenedNovember 16, 2000 (2000-11-16)
Location
Hawthorne Transportation Center

The Hawthorne Transportation Center is an intercity bus station in the Downtown West neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The station, managed by Greyhound Lines, also serves Flixbus, Jefferson Lines, and Land to Air Express. The current building was opened as a bus terminal in 2000. [1]

Contents

Minneapolis has seen intercity bus transit since at least 1919, when the Jefferson Transportation Company begin service between Minneapolis and Osseo. [2] By 1921 there was a union bus depot operating on 7th Street. [3] Two further bus stations would be built by Greyhound, in 1937 and 1968. [4] [5] The present terminal on Hawthorne Avenue opened on November 16, 2000. [1]

Attributes

The bus station building sits in the Downtown West neighborhood, at the northern corner of Hawthorne Avenue and North 10th Street. The bus station is owned by the City of Minneapolis, managed by Greyhound Lines, while also serving Flixbus, Jefferson Lines, and Land to Air Express. The parking garage located above the station contains 975 municipal parking spaces. [1]

History

Early stations

The first intercity bus station in Minneapolis was the Union Bus Depot, which opened by 1921 at 29 North 7th Street. [3] [6] In 1922, this station served the following eight bus operators: Buffalo-Minneapolis Bus Line, New Era Transportation Co., Minnesota Transportation Co., Inter-State Transportation Co., Jefferson Highway Transportation Co., Rochester Bus Line, Twin City Motor Bus Co., and Boulevard Transportation Co. [7]

On February 26, 1937, a new bus station opened at 1st Avenue North and 7th Street, built by Northland Greyhound. The $500,000 terminal was designed by Lang & Raughland and was regarded as the most modernistic in the nation. [4] The blue-glazed brick and white trimmed building could accommodate up to 25 buses at a time. [8] The station at First Avenue would remain the primary point of departure until 1968, by which time the shine had worn off. On September 21, Central Greyhound opened a new station at 9th Street and Hawthorne Avenue. The new facility was considered bright and airy compared to its predecessor, with space for 14 buses, a restaurant, newsstand and giftcourt. [5] The $2 million station served Greyhound, Jefferson Transportation Co., Thoreson Bus Line, Twin City Rapid Transit Company, and Zephyr Lines, Inc. [9]

Current station

In the late 1990s, planning began on a replacement station to occupy the same site, at 950 Hawthorne Avenue. To accomplish this, a temporary station was opened in August 1998 at 11th and Hawthorne while construction took place on the new station. [10] Other locations, such as in the Midway area were studied, however the location in downtown Minneapolis was considered ideal. The city of Minneapolis bought the property in order to build the terminal and a 975 space parking garage. The facility would pay for itself through the leases with intercity bus companies and the parking garage. [10]

The 17,500 square foot station was designed by Symmes, Maini & McKee Associates to hold 8 buses, a 102-seat waiting area and a family center with play equipment. [11] The bus facility cost $2 million, while the associated 975 space parking structure cost $31 million. Skyways across Hawthorne Avenue connect the facility to the Minneapolis Skyway System. [11] A Greyhound sign salvaged from the 1937 station was put up at the new terminal to welcome the 34 daily buses the station saw upon opening. [12] The station began welcoming passengers on November 16, 2000. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jefferson Line boasts modest beginning here". The Minneapolis Star. February 25, 1937. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Ride the new bus". Star Tribune. May 28, 1921. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "New Northland Bus Station". Star Tribune. February 26, 1937. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "New Greyhound Terminal will open Saturday". Minneapolis Star. September 17, 1968. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Union Bus Depot". Star Tribune. April 30, 1922. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Union Bus Depot". Star Tribune. June 4, 1922. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Northland-Greyhound to Open New $500,000 Terminal Friday". Star Tribune. February 26, 1937. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ "New Terminal serves 5 bus lines in area". Minneapolis Star. October 8, 1968. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  10. 1 2 Steve Brandt (November 24, 1998). "Minneapolis bus depot is on the move". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Dan Wascoe Jr. (August 28, 2000). "Transit center ready to open in fall". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  12. ↑ Dan Wascoe Jr. (November 15, 2000). "Workers rush to get bus terminal ready". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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