Southeast Minneapolis

Meet Me at the Pillsbury Gates

The Pillsbury Gates at  the near end of Fourteenth Avenue  SE have always been the University of Minnesota’s front door. Decades before Stadium Village, Washington Avenue,  and the West Bank were born,  professors, students, staff and guests arrived in Dinkytown  on horse-drawn street cars, bicycles and trains. They walked through these gates and took up … Read more

Three More Falling Waters

Before the dirty old men who built Minneapolis had their way with them, the far side of the Mississippi River Gorge was graced by three delicate attractions. Bridal Veil Falls, Fawn’s Leap and the Silver Cascade provided lovely picnic settings and a much needed respite from the cobble stone hustle and bustle of the big … Read more