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This sounds a lot like downtown Minneapolis. In the 70's they went all in on the skyway system - a series of enclosed walkways over streets that went through th
by LargeWu 6y ago
This sounds a lot like downtown Minneapolis. In the 70's they went all in on the skyway system - a series of enclosed walkways over streets that went through the second floor of many buildings. The result is that all of the retail and amenities got pushed to the interiors of these buildings, and the facades were reduced to featureless stretches, save for a few particular streets (Hennepin and Nicollet). I admit when I worked downtown that I enjoyed not having to go outside in the winter, but much of downtown lacks charm and utility.
- NaOH 6y agoThe 99% Invisible podcast discussed some of the effects of the skyway just last week. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/beneath-the-skyway https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/beneath-the-skyway
- LargeWu 6y agoNice find, I agree with a lot of it. I'm not sure I would be in favor of tearing them down; they are just soooooo nice in the winter, which is long. But the street level needs to be rehabilitated.