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DeutschNorth Minneapolis is a district of Minneapolis bounded to the east by the Mississippi and I-94, and stretching 5 km west through Victory Memorial Drive. It takes in Camden, Bryn Mawr and Theodore Wirth Park.
Get in
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Interstate 94 goes north-south along the eastern edge of the district, and Minnesota State Highway 100 along the western edge. There are many major streets leading into North Minneapolis from these two as well as from downtown.
MetroTransit[dead link] operates buses in the north-south direction (connecting to downtown) along Thomas Avenue, Penn Avenue, Fremont Avenue and Lyndale Avenue. In the east-west direction there are bus services along Lowry Avenue and 44th Avenue among others.
Get around
[edit | edit source]North of downtown, the same alphabetic north-south avenue names are used west of Lyndale as South Minneapolis. Here the east-west numbered cross streets are also called avenues, however, and ascend numerically as you go north from downtown. Intersections in North Minneapolis are thus of the form N 42nd Ave & N Penn Ave. A few numbered streets from downtown also extend northward into North Minneapolis between Lyndale Ave and the Mississippi River.
See
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- 1 Theodore Wirth Park. Sandwiched between North Minneapolis and the western suburbs, this is the largest park in the Minneapolis park system.
- 2 Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Ave N (at Russell;
C Line, 7, 19), ☏ +1 612 587-0230. Tue 5PM-9PM, Wed,Fri 1PM-6PM, Sat 1PM-4PM (expanded hours during some exhibitions). Neighborhood art gallery and artists' workspace. Also hosts temporary art exhibitions, book readings, and live music.
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 Capri Theater, 2027 W Broadway (at Logan/Oliver; C Line, 14, 19), ☏ +1 612 643-2024. 250-seat theater, originally functioning as a cinema known as the Paradise Theater from 1933-1967; it is the last of the historic movie houses still standing in North Minneapolis. Today it is a live venue hosting jazz shows and open-mic nights.
Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Friedman's, 400 W Broadway (at 4th St; 14, 22, 30), ☏ +1 612 522-2362. Mon-Sat 11AM-6PM. Independent shoe store dating from the 1890s.
- 2 Venture North, 1830 Glenwood Ave (at Morgan; 9), ☏ +1 612 377-3029. Mon-Fri 11AM-7PM, Sat 10AM-5PM (coffee shop Mon-Fri 7AM-6PM, Sat 10AM-5PM). Bicycle shop selling used bikes, new parts, and offering repair and tune-up services. Also doubles as a coffee shop.
Eat
[edit | edit source]- 1 The Lowry Cafe, 2207 Lowry Ave N (at Penn; C Line, 19, 32), ☏ +1 612 677-2233. Mon-Fri 8AM-3PM, Sat-Sun 7AM-3PM.
- 2 Milda's Cafe, 1720 Glenwood Ave (at Logan; 9), ☏ +1 612 377-9460. Mon-Fri 6AM-3PM, Sat-Sun 8AM-2PM. Small neighborhood diner (only open for breakfast and lunch) that has been in operation since 1965. The caramel and cinnamon rolls are fairly popular. Cash only.
- 3 Sammy's Avenue Eatery, 1101 W Broadway (at Emerson; 5, 14, 30), ☏ +1 612 767-6278. Mon-Fri 7AM-7PM, Sat 8AM-3PM, Sun 9AM-3PM.
- 4 Tootie's on Lowry, 2706 Lowry Ave N (at Upton; 14, 32), ☏ +1 612 529-0200. Mon-Fri 11AM-10PM, Sat noon-10PM, Sun 4PM-9PM. Burgers.
Drink
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[edit | edit source]- 1 Cliff-n-Norm's Bar, 2024 Washington Ave N (at 21st Ave; 14, 30), ☏ +1 612 529-9094. Mon-Sat 8AM-1AM, Sun 10AM-1AM. Neighborhood blue collar dive bar.
Coffee
[edit | edit source]- 2 Cuppa Java, 400 Penn Ave S (at Cedar Lake Rd; 9), ☏ +1 612 374-4806. Mon-Sat 6AM-10:30PM, Sun 7AM-10:30PM. Bryn Mawr coffeehouse with free wifi.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]There are no lodging options to speak of in North Minneapolis. Your best bet is to stay Downtown.
Connect
[edit | edit source]- 1 North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave N (between Fremont and Girard; 5, 32), ☏ +1 612 543-8450. Mon-Tue,Thu 9AM-8PM, Wed,Fri-Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun noon-5PM.
- 2 Sumner Library, 611 Van White Memorial Blvd (at Olson Memorial Hwy; C Line, 19), ☏ +1 612 543-6875. Mon,Thu noon-8PM, Tue-Wed,Fri-Sat 9AM-5PM.
- 3 Webber Park Library, 4440 Humboldt Ave N (at 45th Ave N; 5, 22), ☏ +1 612 543-6750. Mon,Wed,Fri-Sat 9AM-5PM, Tue-th noon-8PM.
Go next
[edit | edit source]- Keep heading south along the trails of Theodore Wirth Park and you'll eventually hit the Chain of Lakes.