During the 1980s, Minneapolis went through a significant transformation. The Lake Harriet Band Shell was rebuilt in 1985, and the remaining portion of Interstate 94, from U.S. Highway 12 to the city’s northern boundary, was completed in 1982. The Multifoods Tower was also completed in 1988. Formerly home to the Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was built in 1982 and demolished in 2014. A notorious area of Minneapolis known as Block-E, filled with bars and beggars, was notorious in the 1980s. Despite the recent transformation of the city block into The Mayo Clinic Square, a medical center is specializing in sports injuries, the memories of Block-E’s past remain.
In the 1980s, Minneapolis became a major player in pop music. The city’s first hit, “Funkytown” (1980), by Lipps Inc. on Casablanca Records, was one of disco’s last high moments. During the 1980s, it served as a blueprint for Minneapolis’ musical success
These fascinating photos by Todd Jacobson will take you back to the 1980s Minneapolis.
I completely forgot that the buses used to be red. They stood out from other Minneapolis bands because of that. As white buses, they now resemble any other city’s buses.
These are cool photos; I love looking at old pictures. In reality, things stayed pretty much the same, despite how much people make it seem like they were different
The photos could have been improved by removing the orange in the pictures.
The orange buses are such a nostalgia hit. It would have been better if they hadn’t changed to white.
Correction: the Multifoods Tower was finished in 1982.
Can anyone remember the name of music store/guitar shop on Hennepin Avenue? It was between Lagoon and 26th (I think it was on the corner of 28th and Hennepin.)
I love this.