Then
Bert’s 66 Service Station, 3752 Hiawatha Avenue, Minneapolis. 1950
I can’t help but wonder what Bert would say if I told him the city would be building a light rail station on his property early in the next century.
and Now
In August 2009, construction started on the expansion of the 38th Street Station. This is a center-platform station. Service began at this station when the Hiawatha Line opened on June 26, 2004.
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