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This is part II of my series of scanned slides of the Twin Cities area.
The 1990s started off with a continuation of the downtown office building boom which had kicked off in 1978. The boom culminated in 1992 with completion of four major towers (First Bank Place, Dain Rauscher Plaza, AT&T Center and LaSalle Plaza). Needless to say by the time these buildings were completed, the economy had entered recession and office vacancy ballooned. No new office buildings were built until about 1998, when developments began for new headquarters for American Express Financial Advisors (now known as Ameriprise) and US Bank, plus Target began their corporate HQ.
Although retail development continued during the 1990s with Gavidae II (a multi-level downtown mall anchored by Neiman Marcus), the opening of the massive Mall of America in 1992 had a significant negative impact on downtown retail (both Minneapolis and St. Paul). Still the flagship Dayton's store at 7th & Nicollet provided a major anchor for downtown retail.
The edges of downtown remained characterized by lots of parking lots, but there were a few new housing developments that were built along the Mississippi Riverfront. The opening of the Stone Arch Bridge for pedestrian/biking traffic in 1993 helped attract attention to the riverfront.

If I was select one tune that represented the sound of Minneapolis in the 1990s, it would be this tune by Golden Smog. Give it a spin!

https://youtu.be/Fl0ULW7HhIc

Minneapolis Skyline - Sept 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Minneapolis Skyline from Plymouth Ave Bridge, Sept 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Hennepin Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis - Sept 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

North end of Nicollet Mall (under reconstruction) - Sept 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

7th & Nicollet, Minneapolis - Sept 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

IDS Tower, Minneapolis - Nov 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Looking towards Warehouse District & Hennepin Center for the Arts (foreground) from Mpls Marriott, City Center, - Nov 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr



Looking towards Loring Heights & Loring Park from Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis - Nov 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

First Avenue, Mpls Whse District - Dec 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Nate Clothing, 4th Street, Minneapolis - Dec 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Home along Lake of the isles, Minneapolis - Dec 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Home along Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Hennepin & Lake from Calhoun Square entrance, Uptown Minneapolis - Dec 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Uptown: Hennepin Avenue from 31st Street, Minneapolis - Dec 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Sri Lanka Curry House, 28xx Hennepin Avenue, Uptown Minneapolis -- Feb 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Hennepin Avenue near 28th Street, Minneapolis -- Feb 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Mojo's Coffeehouse, Grand Avenue near 36th Street, Minneapolis -- Feb 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Barge on Mississippi with Minneapolis skyline - May 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Nicollet Mall at 11th Street, Minneapolis - May 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Construction in downtown Minneapolis: Hilton Hotel at left and foreground, Leamington Garage at right, FirstBank Place/IBM (now Capella Center/225 S 6th) in center background - May 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Minneapolis Towers from 7th Street Garage - August 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Looking to Glueks from Block E, Minneapolis - August 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

7th Street from First Avenue N, Academy Theater at left, First Avenue Nightclub (made famous by Prince & The Replacements) at right - August 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Academy Theater on Block E, Minneapolis - August 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Lake Harriet Bandshell, Minneapolis - August 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

14th Street SE, Dinkytown, Minneapolis - August 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Minneapolis Skyline from Dinkytown (U of M)-August 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Let It Be Records, 10th & Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis -- August 1992 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Shinders, 900 Block of Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis -- August 1992 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Nicollet Mall at 9th Street, Minneapolis -- August 1992 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Parkway Theater & Pepitos, 48xx S Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis -- Feb 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

North 1st Street at N 1st Avenue, Minneapolis -- April 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Creamettes Building, N 1st Street, Minneapolis -- April 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

East Lake Street, Minneapolis -- April 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Penny University Coffeehouse, 50th Street at Penn, Minneapolis -- April 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

44th & France at the Minneapolis/Edina border -- April 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis -- April 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

26th Street, looking to Nicollet, Minneapolis -- January 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Muddy Waters Coffeehouse, 24th & S Lyndale, Minneapolis -- January 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Abandoned Mills, S 2nd Street, Minneapolis -- January 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Warehouse Buildings, North Washington Avenue, Minneapolis -- January 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Giant Globe at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis -- May 1993 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

MORE TO COME!!