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by Chris Gregerson
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copyright © 1999 Chris Gregerson.
Available format: 35mm negative
description
You are looking southwest at downtown Minneapolis from the east bank side of the Stone Arch Bridge. The bridge, in the foreground, was built by rail baron James J Hill in the 1800s. It was restored in 1993 and is now a pedestrian and bike path. It connects with the downtown side of the river by West River Parkway and Portland Avenue, and is part of the "Mississippi Mile" walking path. There is a festival held nearby each summer called the "Stone Arch Festival of the Arts".
links
- 1900 View of the Stonearch Bridge, St. Anthony Falls, and the Tenth Avenue Bridge
- 1920 view from the 10th Avenue Bridge of a train crossing the stonearch bridge
- Mississippi Mile Website
- 1883 Photo Showing the Completion of the Stone Arch Bridge
- 1965 View of the Skyline from the Stone Arch Bridge
- 1961 Aerial Photo of Downtown Minneapolis
- 1948 Aerial Photo of Old Main Street and Stone Arch Bridge
comments
John Daphne, AL -- 2002-10-12
Besides your hundreds of photos, your links to archival images make your site an amazing resource.
The "1948 Aerial Photo of Old Main Street and Stone Arch Bridge" showed my old neighborhood and, incredibly, the apartment house we once lived in. But I was surprised to see many *large* structures in the pic, which were gone by my 1960's. That city *really does* rebuild itself every 20 years!