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Neighborhoods: Loring Park/Stevens Square-Loring Heights

Immediately south of downtown, this area includes the very popular Loring Park, The Basilica of Saint Mary, and some of the most dense residential areas in the city.

       
    
    
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Loring Park has some nice scenery over its lake.
1 Loring Park has some nice scenery ov…
 
At the southern end of Nicollet Mall, the residential buildings start piling up like this...
2 At the southern end of Nicollet Mall…
 
Some green space (sort of) on Nicollet Mall.
3 Some green space (sort of) on Nicoll…
 
Loring Park with the basilica dead ahead...I guess.
4 Loring Park with the basilica dead a…
 
I-94 gets a nice view of downtown.
5 I-94 gets a nice view of downtown.
 
Nice establishing shot of downtown and the basilica. Look down there, you can see my car! 40 feet long, 10 feet wide, and white with ads on the side, its the all-terrain vehicle perfect for all situations.
6 Nice establishing shot of downtown a…
 
Downtown looks over while I'm on the steps of the Basilica of St. Mary.
7 Downtown looks over while I'm on the…
 
This is pleasant housing nead downtown, like you'd see in a real estate guide. What they don't tell is a a few right to the left, is a fence and behind that, a huge freeway.
8 This is pleasant housing nead downto…
 
Looking out towards the south, with apartment buildings looming in the distance.
9 Looking out towards the south, with …
 
Shops lining a peaceful just south of downtown. It really seems amazing how the transistion goes from dense to light.
10 Shops lining a peaceful just south o…
 
St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
11 St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
 
Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church.
12 Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church.
 
Loring Park office building (that may also be its official name).
13 Loring Park office building (that ma…
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Looking northward on Hennepin, near the Walker Art Center. The Basilica of St. Mary stands in the distance.
14 Looking northward on Hennepin, near …
 
The skyline of Minneapolis from Hennepin Ave., heading southwest. I-94 is just out of view to the right.
15 The skyline of Minneapolis from Henn…
 
Minneapolis skyline over Loring Park.
16 Minneapolis skyline over Loring Park…
 
Highrises overlooking Loring Park.
17 Highrises overlooking Loring Park.
 
Dense living in Steven Square, a residential center immediately south of downtown.
18 Dense living in Steven Square, a res…
 
One Ten Grant, Minneapolis.
19 One Ten Grant, Minneapolis.
 
Ten Grant (?).
20 Ten Grant (?).
 
12th and Nicollet intersection, looking eastward towards the Convention Center.
21 12th and Nicollet intersection, look…
 
A very appealing commerical building, south of downtown.
22 A very appealing commerical building…
 
Basilica of St. Mary over some of the surrounding buildings.
23 Basilica of St. Mary over some of th…
 
Traffic backed up on Hennepin Ave.
24 Traffic backed up on Hennepin Ave.
 
15th/Spruce, looking eastward.
25 15th/Spruce, looking eastward.
 
15th St. buildings.
26 15th St. buildings.