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An early morning view
down Nicolet Mall. The reason for the sparse traffic, on this well
traveled street, is that it is forbidden for anything other than busses,
bikes, and cabs to travel this road.
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A view up Nicolet Mall,
showing the narrowness of the street, and some of the sculpture that
lines its length.
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A look in the other
direction. Nicolet mall functions as a large plaza, during the warmer
months, and is cross connected by a series of skywalks for winter shoppers.
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Lots to do, at Nicolet
mall, and many things going on. This was only one, of several street
musicians, that I saw here.
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A vertical view, showing
some of the larger buildings in this very vertical city. The tall building
is the IDS Tower.
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Towards the end of Nicolet
Mall, stands a reflecting pool in a little park, and an impressive old
church. This is Peavy Plaza.
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The city erected a statue
in front of Marshall fields, to mark the spot where Mary Tyler Moore threw
her hat up in the air during the theme to her seventies hit show. The
show was set in the Twin Cities.
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This had been a
men's store, and was vacant at my most recent visit. I expect something
will spring up here. The setback makes a neat, and quiet little alcove.
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Looking up towards the
end of the Mall. Eventually, this street winds it's way towards Hennipen,
which is the other big main street in downtown Minneapolis.
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A look under one of
the many skywalks here, shows yet another sculpture.
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The birds in front of
the Crate and Barrel store.
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A look up Nicolet Mall.
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A look the other way,
past the birds, and under the skywalk, towards the reflecting pool,
the old church, and the Loring park area.
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Another skywalk joins
one of the street's skyscrapers to the other buildings along the mall.
A vendor takes advantage of the wide sidewalk to set fruit and vegetables.
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A look down a line of
masonry buildings, with one glass and steel structure in the foreground.
The newer structure pays tribute to the traditional stone buildings, with
a series of columns, set as a shield, and a sculpture.This is the street
level face of the US Bancorp Center.
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The narrow streets allow
for wide, busy sidewalks. There is room, in some places for sculpture, shelter,
and the occasional fountain.
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These granite columns
are cut as if they had been part of a large structure, which stood here
millennia ago.
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A set of trolleys, perform
local transit duties, up and down Nicolet Mall.
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This is The Local, one
of a number of restaurants which offer dining out on the mall.
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Outdoor dining fills
part of the plaza style sidewalks. The sidewalks here are so wide, that
pedestrians are little inconvenienced.
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The News Room stands
at the corner, another restaurant, offering theme dining, and outdoor seating.
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People fill the wide sidewalks.
There is much to do here at the mall. One of the attractions may be that
there is no local tax charged here, as there is at the outlying shopping
malls.
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A more deserted view, taken early
in the morning.
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