Central City Open Space #4 Tour Downtown Sources: Seeother side. All photos MetropolitanDesignCenter, exceptU.S.CourthousePlaza, FrankFitzgerald. Greenway is surrounded bydenseluxury townhouseunits. lawn withpyramidalforms, achildrenʼs playground,andsitting areasforrelaxing. Today, Loring Sculpture Garden. This greencorridorcontainsapedestrian bridgeoverLaSalle Avenue, agreen Nicollet MalltoLoringPark andeventuallyontothe Walker Art CenterandtheMinneapolis greenway itselfisatwenty-acre pedestrianlinkdesignedbyM.PaulFriedbur housing nearthecitybydeveloping highdensityhousingneardowntownMinneapolis. Loring Greenwaywasdesignedaspartofa1970surban designplanwhichaimedtoincrease Greenway 3. Loring dwellers toescapeandenjoyoutdooractivities. a playground,pathways,andvolunteer-run centralgardenspace,providingaplaceforcity- features LoringPond,dandelion-likeBerger Fountain, aperformingartsarea,gamingcourts, renamed LoringPark,payingtributetothefatherofMinneapolis Parks,CharlesLoring. the park,andrecentimprovementsweredesignedby DianaBalmori.In1890thisparkwas Minneapolis Parksystem.Landscape Architect Horace W.S. Clevelandoriginallydesigned Originally namedCentralPark,thisurbanopenspace wassetasideinthe1880saspartof Park 2. Loring works ofartandisopenyearrounduntilmidnightdaily. acres makingitthelargest urbansculpturegardeninthecountry. The gardenfeaturesover40 Center andtheMinneapolisParkRecreationBoard.In1992,gardenwasexpandedto1 The original7.5acresculpturegardenopenedin1988asacollaborationbetweenthe Garden Sculpture 1. Minneapolis theheart near ofMinneapolis.or spaces that open unique within can befound ofthe some through you guides map tour Minneapolis’ spaces. ofgreen mix diverse This theMississippi make River downtown and up plazas,Urban parks and corridors, pedestrian 1 2 g thatconnects Walker Art The The park 3 1 12 10 7 5 4 4. Peavy Plaza 4. Peavy Historic Engineering Landmark. today ispartof theHeritage Trail alongtheMississippi River. The bridge isaNational of itskindovertheMississippi River. Itwasaworkingrailroadbridgeuntil1965, and Built in1883byrailroadtycoon JamesJ.Hill,theStone Arch Bridge istheonlybridge Bridge Arch 12. Stone Anthony Falls. highlighting theruinsof19th-centrymillsthatwereonce poweredbynearbySt. this parkcelebratestherichindustrialheritageofMinneapolis riverfrontareaby Mill RuinsParkisoneofthenewestparksin Twin Citiesarea.Openingin2001, Riverfront Mississippi and Park Ruins 11. Mill provides viewstotheriver. Mississippi River. The designincludeslawns, walkways,andpublicart. A riveroutlook features aplazaalongHennepin Avenue, andapedestrianlink togreenspacealongthe Located alongthebanksofMississippiRiver, thenewMinneapolisFederalReserve Reserve Federal 10. Minneapolis Fountain andisownedmaintainedbyMinneapolisParkRecreationBoard. 1960, buttheparkitselfremained. Today, Gateway ParkfeaturesthecolorfulGateway part ofaneffort tobeautifythe entrytothecity. The parkʼs pavilionwasdemolishedin Gateway parkwasbuiltin1915duringtheCityBeautifulmovementMinneapolisas 9. Park Gateway space. fountain fromtheoriginaldesignwasretainedbutrelocatedtodrawpedestriansinto mimics thearchitectureofbuilding,surroundedbybirchtreesandshadeplants. greener pedestrianenvironment. The designfeaturesalarge curvedlawnspace,that This newlyrenovatedopenspacetransformsapreviousgraniteplazaintosofter Plaza 8. Marquette direct circulationandprovidegreenareasaboveaparkingramp. grid. The mounds,reminiscent ofdrumlinscreatedduringMinnesotaʼs glacialperiod, vocabulary consistingoflongandgrassymoundsata30degreeangle Designed byMarthaSchwartz,thishalf-blockplazausesaminimalistdesign Plaza 7. Courthouse U.S. drown outnoisefromcitytraffic. plaza includesalarge pool,andthesunkenbackplazahasdensetreeplantingswhich This downtownbuilding,whichspansover6thStreet,featurestwoplazas. Plaza Government County 6. Hennepin Farmers marketon Thursdays throughoutthesummer. signature serpentinepath.NicolletMallfeaturesgreenery, publicart,andthedowntown in downtownMinneapolis. The mallwasremodeledinthelate1980sbutretained Originally constructedin1967,NicolletMallisamajorretailcenterandpedestrianlink Mall 5. Nicollet pools. Hall asitsbackdrop,thissunnyplazafeaturesfountains,terraces,planterboxes,and ice skating,andaplaceforsimplyrelaxingorenjoyinglunchoutside. plaza inthecenterofcity. 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