Prospect Park, Minneapolis
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| Nickname: The Angle, Tower Hill | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Community | University |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 6,326 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55414 |
| Area code(s) | 612 |
| Website: http://www.pperr.org/ | |
Prospect Park is a historic neighborhood within the University community of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bounded by the Mississippi River to the south, the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota to the east, the Burlington Northern railroad yard to the north, and the Stadium Village commercial district of the University of Minnesota to the west.
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[edit] History
The neighborhood was platted as the Prospect Park subdivision in 1885 by developer Louis Menage and serviced by a rail car line. While not as exclusive as the mansion districts of south Minneapolis at the time, the neighborhood had modest Victorians for professors and scholars working at the University of Minnesota.
The "Witch's Hat" water tower is rumored to be Bob Dylan’s muse for “All Along the Watchtower”.
[edit] Geography
The neighborhood contains the highest natural point in the city of Minneapolis, on which stands the "Witch's Hat" water tower, constructed in 1913. The tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[edit] Demographics
The neighborhood is mostly middle and upper middle class but also contains the Glendale housing projects for low-income residents and is home to many University of Minnesota students.
[edit] Government
Prospect Park is entirely within Minneapolis' Ward 2, currently represented by Cam Gordon on the Minneapolis City Council.
[edit] Arts and culture
The neighborhood has an annual "Ice Cream Social" on the first Friday after Memorial Day, a get-together for the neighborhood with food, music and other entertainment. It is the one time of year when the interior of the water tower is opened to the public, allowing for a panoramic view of Minneapolis from the top.
Near the south end of the neighborhood on Bedford Street is the Malcolm Willey House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and named after a University administrator. The house played a large part in preventing its destruction when Interstate 94 was built in the 1950s. The current goal of the neighborhood is to establish an "urban-village" feel — that is, a somewhat self-contained feel in the context of a larger city. Prospect Park also has a few surviving houses from the 19th century.
The neighborhood is home to two community centers, Pratt Elementary School and Luxton Park.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Prospect Park East River Road neighborhood of Minneapolis
- The Bridge newspaper
- Pratt Community School
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