Known throughout the years as Bridge Square, the Gateway District and, later, Skid Row, the intersection of Hennepin, Nicollet, and Washington avenues is the birthplace of Minneapolis.
Looking north on Hennepin from Washington
While Gateway Park & Pavilion, as well as the Gateway District as a whole, experienced tough times throughout the mid-century, its rehabilitation was secured with the development of new office blocks at (1) One Bridge Square, 20 stories; (2) Two Bridge Square, 8 stories; and (3) Three Bridge Square, 7 stories. Also shown are (4) a renovated 1885 Union Station; (5) the 1914 Great Northern Depot, now the lobby and museum of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; and a vista of the historic Grain Belt Beer sign on Nicollet Island.
Looking south on Nicollet (left), Hennepin (right)
Market House
Pence Opera House
Temple Court
Nicollet Hotel
Gateway Park
In reality: the approximately 10 visible buildings that have never existed are grayed out above. Every other building was built and could still be standing, including: (1) Gale's Market House, (2) Pence Opera House, (3) Temple Court, (4) Nicollet Hotel, and (5) Gateway Park & Pavilion. Clearly the big liberty here is the corner clock tower, modeled on the Metropolitan Life Building in New York, which would've sat at the end of Washington Avenue North.
Looking from above Post Office
