Mid-City Industrial, Minneapolis

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Mid-City Industrial
Neighborhood
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A business sign in Mid-City Industrial.
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Location of Mid-City Industrial within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Hennepin
City Minneapolis
Community University
City Council Ward1
Government
 • Council Member Elliott Payne
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55401, 55413, 55414
Area code 612

Mid-City Industrial is a neighborhood in the University community of Minneapolis. [1] [2] [3] It is located in Minneapolis City Council ward 1, [4] currently represented by Minneapolis City Council member Elliott Payne, and state legislative district 60A. [5] The boundaries of the neighborhood are Interstate 35W to the north, railroad tracks along Minnesota State Highway 280 to the west, East Hennepin Avenue and Winter Street Northeast to the south, and 35W to the west. The neighborhood does not have an association board. [6]

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History

20th century

The area, which had been used primarily for farm land, was designated an industrial district in 1913 by the city to separate residential and industrial land uses. It began developing after World War I. [7] [8]

Cream of Wheat building, 2024 Cream of Wheat Building.jpg
Cream of Wheat building, 2024

The area features the historically designated Cream of Wheat building on 730 Stinson Boulevard NE that was constructed in 1928. [9] [10]

In the 1960s a gravel pit closed and construction of interstate highways changed the area’s character. [11]

21st century

The neighborhood primarily features industrial and commercial uses, but also includes breweries, lounges, and some residences. [12] The area has high levels of formaldehyde contamination and of other industrial pollutants. [13] [14] Future plans for the area would improve linkages with the Grand Rounds trail system. [15] The Diagonal Trail intersects the neighborhood. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mid-City Industrial reconstruction". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Neighborhoods". opendata.minneapolismn.gov. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ Adams, John S. (1993). Minneapolis-St. Paul: People, Place, and Public Life. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN   978-1-4529-0000-1.
  4. ↑ "Find My Ward". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Metro Area Legislative Districts" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ Aigner, Grace. "University neighborhood associations navigate merger; Prospect Park opts out". The Minnesota Daily . Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ "About Mid-City Industrial Area Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ The Land Use and Urban Development Impacts of Beltways: Case Studies. U.S. Department of Transportation. 1980.
  9. ↑ "Minnesota Architecture: Cream of Wheat HQ". Minnesota Public Radio News. July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cream of Wheat Building, 730 Stinson Blvd, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Placeography". www.placeography.net. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  11. 1 2 “Minneapolis Diagonal Trail: Mid-City Industrial Area”. Southeast Como Improvement Association.
  12. ↑ "Our Neighborhoods: Mid-City Industrial". East Bank Neighborhoods Partnership. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "These 17 Twin Cities ZIP codes have the highest formaldehyde cancer risk in MN, study finds". kare11.com. December 11, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ True, Peter Truax (February 2010). "Industrial Land Use and Environmental Impacts". Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lee, Jessica (December 13, 2018). "Momentum building to fill in Grand Rounds' missing link". MinnPost . Retrieved June 9, 2025.

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