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Prospect Park is a historic neighborhood within the University community
University, Minneapolis

University is a community in Minneapolis. It is composed of six smaller neighborhoods. It also contains the University of Minnesota campus and the Mid-City Industrial Area, which isn't assigned to an official neighborhood....
 of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
. The area is bounded by the Mississippi River
Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....
 to the south, the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul is the state capital and second most populated city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the north bank of the Mississippi River, downstream of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, Minnesota, the state's List of cities in Minnesota....
 to the east, the Burlington Northern railroad yard to the north, and the Stadium Village
Stadium Village, Minneapolis

Stadium Village is an area of Minneapolis, Minnesota near the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. While not an official Neighborhoods of Minneapolis, the area is an important commercial district that serves university students with many bars and restaurants....
 commercial district of the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public university research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States....
 to the west. The neighborhood is composed of several districts which include the East River Road area.

An urban-village once served by streetcar, Prospect Park is now a combination of multiple districts and uses.






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Prospect Park is a historic neighborhood within the University community
University, Minneapolis

University is a community in Minneapolis. It is composed of six smaller neighborhoods. It also contains the University of Minnesota campus and the Mid-City Industrial Area, which isn't assigned to an official neighborhood....
 of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
. The area is bounded by the Mississippi River
Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....
 to the south, the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul is the state capital and second most populated city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the north bank of the Mississippi River, downstream of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, Minnesota, the state's List of cities in Minnesota....
 to the east, the Burlington Northern railroad yard to the north, and the Stadium Village
Stadium Village, Minneapolis

Stadium Village is an area of Minneapolis, Minnesota near the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. While not an official Neighborhoods of Minneapolis, the area is an important commercial district that serves university students with many bars and restaurants....
 commercial district of the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public university research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States....
 to the west. The neighborhood is composed of several districts which include the East River Road area.

An urban-village once served by streetcar, Prospect Park is now a combination of multiple districts and uses. Families live in single-family homes on Tower Hill while University students reside in apartment housing in the western districts. Estate homes of the early to mid 20th century line East River Road. The SouthEast Industrial Area (SEMI) in the north contains light manufacturing, rail yards and remnant grain silos. University Avenue houses a mix of retail and restaurant businesses from the Stadium Village area.

History

In 1874, real-estate tycoon Louis Menage (b. 1850) began plotting new subdivisions along Minneapolis' southern boundaries. Menage petitioned the City Council to accept his Prospect Park plats in 1884. Construction lasted into the 1910s as topography and geographic isolation made building difficult. Houses were designed in the popular architectural styles of the period, especially the Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture

The Queen Anne Style is a furniture and decoration style that reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century, manifesting itself in a number of different ways in different countries....
 and the Colonial Revival styles. The Minneapolis Board of Education constructed the Sidney Pratt Elementary School in 1898.

Thomas Lowry
Thomas Lowry

Thomas Lowry was a lawyer, real-estate magnate, and businessman who oversaw much of the early growth the streetcar lines in the Minneapolis-St....
's interurban commuter train serviced the neighborhood with its stop at Malcolm Avenue until eventually the intercity line between Saint Paul and Minneapolis along University Avenue was opened. The Franklin Avenue Bridge
Franklin Avenue Bridge

The Franklin Avenue Bridge, officially the F.W. Cappelen Memorial Bridge, carries Franklin Avenue over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
 also eventually carried a line.

Geography

The site of the Prospect Park
Prospect Park, Minneapolis

Prospect Park is a historic neighborhood within the University, Minneapolis of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The area is 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, Minneapolis commercial district of the U...
 "Witch's Hat" Water Tower, constructed in 1913, is often cited as the city's highest point and a placard in Deming Heights Park denotes the highest elevation at , but a spot at in or near Waite Park in Northeast Minneapolis
Northeast, Minneapolis

Northeast is a Neighborhoods of Minneapolis in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, composed of 13 smaller neighborhoods whose street addresses end in "NE"....
 is corroborated by Google Earth as the highest ground. The tower, designed by Frederick Cappelen, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation....
.

Demographics

The neighborhood is demographically diverse. Tower Hill extending south to the river contains families and retired empty-nesters. The Glendale Housing project southeast of 27th Avenue SE and University Avenue SE contains 700 families with the average household income slightly above $9,000 and 32% of residents living at or below the poverty level. Both areas contain children. On the former industrial areas of the west and north are newer student housing apartment buildings for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Government

Prospect Park is entirely within Minneapolis' Ward 2, currently represented by Cam Gordon
Cam Gordon

Cam Gordon is an United States politician and member of the Green Party of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is an elected member of the Minneapolis City Council....
 on the Minneapolis City Council
Minneapolis City Council

The Minneapolis City Council is the governing body of the Minneapolis, Minnesota. The City Council is composed of 13 single member districts, called Ward ....
.

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
Malcolm Willey house

The Malcolm Willey House is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and built in 1934. Wright named the house "Gardenwall"....
, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright was an United States architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 projects, which resulted in more than 500 completed works....
 and named after a University administrator. The historic significance of the house played a large part in preventing its destruction when Interstate 94
Interstate 94

Interstate 94 is the northernmost east-west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. Its western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S....
 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.

Gallery

Image:KSTP studios.jpg|Entrance to the KSTP-AM
KSTP (AM)

am1500 KSTP is the flagship station of the Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation, which also owns several other television and radio stations across the United States and some other properties....
-FM
KSTP-FM

KSTP-FM is a radio station with studios in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is one of the flagship stations of Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation, which also owns several other TV stations across the United States and some other properties....
-TV
KSTP-TV

KSTP-TV, channel 5, is the American Broadcasting Company affiliate for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Its transmitter is located in Shoreview, Minnesota....
 studios on University Avenue. The sidewalk leading to the building lies precisely on the city line, as does the central leg of the tower. Image:WitchesHatWT.JPG|The Witch's Hat Water Tower

See also

  • Neighborhoods of Minneapolis
    Neighborhoods of Minneapolis

    The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota is officially divided into eleven communities, each containing multiple official neighborhoods. It also contains numerous unofficial neighborhoods....
  • University community of Minneapolis
    University, Minneapolis

    University is a community in Minneapolis. It is composed of six smaller neighborhoods. It also contains the University of Minnesota campus and the Mid-City Industrial Area, which isn't assigned to an official neighborhood....


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