Placeography:Right on Lake Street

edit    Intro <flash>file=lakestreetSplash.swf|width=525|height=174|quality=best</flash> “Right on Lake Street" was a collaborative exhibit developed by the Minnesota Historical Society and Macalester College, with design work provided by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre. edit    Share Your Lake Street Memories... Share a memory or story about a place along Lake Street. Featured Memory: Schatzlein's Saddle Shop I went into Schatzlein's in the summer of 2003 to just look around. Immediately I spotted a glorious red cowboy shirt with gold musical notes sewn into the shoulders. I was tempted to buy it immediately, but put off doing so for almost a week, until I couldn't resist. Along with it I bought a large white ten-gallon hat and brown cowboy boots. Within six months I had taught myself how to twirl a pistol and yodel, and by the following Christmas I had developed a singing cowboy act that I debuted at the Blue Barn Theatre in Omaha, Neb. A lesson that just wandering into a business on Lake Street can transform your life. - Max Sparber, Minneapolis Share a memory for one of the following... Avalon Theatre Bryant-Lake Bowl Calhoun Square Coliseum Building Ingebretsen's Michael's Hip Hop Shop Minneapolis Moline Northern Sun Patrick's Cabaret Schatzlein's Saddle Shop Town Talk Diner More ... edit    Lake Street USA Book Lake Street USA In summer and fall of 2000, photographer Wing Young Huie displayed 675 black and white images taken along Lake Street in Minneapolis along six miles of the same street, transforming it into one of the largest photography exhibitions ever displayed in a public space. Lake Street USA - Purchase Book edit    Take A Ride On The 21A Take a whimsical, funky trip through the heart and history of Minneapolis' most vibrant neighborhood. 21A - Right on Lake Street, interactive edit    Things you can do Picture of exhibit showing Sears/Midtown Building, Rialto Theater, Avalon Theater Help us improve Sears Building Bryant-Lake Bowl Town Talk Diner Patrick's Cabaret Get involved! Register and login Learn how to edit Upload pictures and sounds Add places Update places edit    Places Along Lake Street Lake Street Places, Past and Present Rialto Theatre, 735 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota (razed) Michael's Hip Hop Shop, 736 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Robert's Shoe Store, 740 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Sears Building, 900 E Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota Division of Indian Work, 1001 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Avalon Theatre, 1500 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Ingebretsen's, 1601 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Northland Poster Collective, 1613 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Pizza Shack, 1623 E Lake, Minneapolis, Minnesota Gustavus Adolphus Society, 1628 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Minnehaha Grill, 2629 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Coliseum Building, 2700 E Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota Town Talk Diner, 2701 East Lake Street, Minneapolis,Minnesota Northern Sun Merchandising, 2916 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Suuqa Karmel, 2944 Pillsbury Ave S , Minneapolis, Minnesota Layman's Cemetery, 2945 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis Minnesota Calhoun Square, 3000 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota Schatzlein's Saddle Shop, 413 W Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota It's Greek to Me, 626 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota Bryant-Lake Bowl, 810 W Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota edit    Lake Street Neighborhoods Listed East to West Cooper Longfellow Corcoran Phillips Powderhorn Central Whittier Lyndale Lowry Hill East Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) East Calhoun (ECCO) East Isles West Calhoun Cedar-Isles-Dean edit    About Right on Lake Street About Lake Street Lake Street, a six-mile corridor linking St. Paul and Minneapolis, encompasses 14 neighborhoods and is one of Minneapolis’ most important commercial districts. Lake Street began as the path to the lakes, but for the last century and a half it has been so much more – an entry point for new arrivals, a thoroughfare for those on their way, a boundary line dividing neighborhoods, and a meeting ground bringing diverse ethnic groups together. It has been an economic engine and, at times, a casualty of transformations bigger than itself. Whether an avenue for success, a crossroads or the end of the line, Lake Street has always brought into relief the rich dynamics of a city on the move. About The Project In September 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society and Macalester College began exploring ways to partner with local communities to enrich public life and to tell the story, past and present, of one of Minneapolis’ most diverse and ever-changing streets. Students in 12 Macalester classes conducted research projects, between 2004-2007, that engaged residents and organizations on Lake Street. The Lake Street Council advised students on their research and helped bridge connections to community organizations. The student projects covered topics ranging from geography and economics to women’s studies and GIS mapping, many of which provided content for the exhibit, this wiki and the 21A - Right on Lake Street interactive web site. In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre joined the project in 2006 to give the exhibit its distinctive visual look. Using papier-mâché, felt, fabric, wire and other set-building materials, In the Heart of the Beast designers, along with Society exhibit developers, are creating a colorful and interactive gallery experience like nothing ever seen before in the Twin Cities. Colorful models re-imagine historic and contemporary buildings, including the Wonderland Rollercoaster from the early 1900s and Calhoun Square from today. “Right on Lake Street” is not a comprehensive history of Lake Street told by professional historians. Instead, Macalester students were encouraged to explore Lake Street and create projects that highlight the connections between people and place.