I find it interesting confusing that the MPRB plans to hold a series of
meetings that will help us identify those services the MRPB provides that
the public values most, John Erwin, Commissioner At-Large. If this were the
case, why didn't the MRPB hold meetings with affected neighborhood groups
Well, here's an idea. Mothball the Loring Park shelter building that's
currently under renovation and put the saved operating costs into keeping
the wading pools open this summer. You might even have enough left over to
turn on the beloved Berger fountain. By the way, the fountain counts as a
Yes, and while the MPRB decides to close pools, cut teen jobs, etal they are
in the process of spending over
$1,000,000. to renovate a little used building in the middle of Loring Park!
What do you suppose the MPRB plans to use this building for once completed?
It would be nice to know and to know
I have had occasion to use the temporary library and have noticed that that
building seems to be mostly empty. It does bring up the question that
perhaps it could become the home of the central library? It has lots of
glass, just like what has been proposed in the new building, and already
comes
Gee, I'm a Minneapolis resident and I don't hate them (the Hill family).
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
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Loring Park was first known as Central Park for a fairly obvious reason, the
name was changed earlier this century to honor the first Superintendent of
Parks Charles M. Loring.
Loring Park, much like Central Park in New York City, has always been a
magnet for cultural events, celebrations, and of
Lynnell,
Please see if the Owl would like to visit Loring Park. Our roost is back,
meaning that thousands of crows arrive about 5:00PM to spend the night.
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
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GREAT! Send the Falcon to Loring Park too!
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
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Pam Blixt
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 4:08 PM
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Subject: [Mpls] Brief city nature break
There is a Peregrine
The Billy Graham Association has apparently decided that historic
designation of their properties is enough reason to depart the Loring Park
Neighborhood. Since they won their lawsuit this week against designation
does that mean they want to stay? If so, who really cares?
I intend to say a lot
What a more appropriate place to see a couple of Flakes but near City
Hall.
Richard Anderson
Loring park
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Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:00 AM
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Subject: [Mpls] Flakes in
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Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:43 PM
To: Marcia Paul Mans; Dorothy Stan Lundberg; Gordon Betty Lee; Bob
Dorothy Janes; Mona Gorham; Deb Celley; John Lovelle Arnold; Trudy
Nelson; Robert Uppgaard; Peter Milwertz; Paul
For those concerned about the amount of glass proposed for the new library
you should take a look at the new library under construction at Minneapolis
Community Technical College at 16th and Hennepin. The building consists of
floor to celing glass walls on two sides and is going to be stunning
Today we dedicated Loring Park as a site of peace. I would like to invite
all of you to come to Loring Park, not just to see what a jewel it really is
in the park system, but to just get away and take some time out to reflect
where we may be going in the next few months.
Richard Anderson
Loring
In response to Carol Becker. Bike lanes downtown may reduce the number of
cars that can use that particular street, but you miss the point that many
many more bicyclists can traverse the same street than the number of cars
lost. At some point soon we are going to reach the maximum capacity of
Oops. I apologize that the last post by me was not meant to go out to the
Forum. It happens.
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
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Some day I will get the hang of e-mail. Meant the post about bicycling
downtown but nothing else.
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
PS These posts don't count towards my limit of two per day do they?
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I attended many of the Minneapolis Bicycle Task Force meetings a few years
ago that resulted in the banning of bicycles on the Nicollet Mall weekdays
from 6AM to 6PM. The Metro Transit bus drivers were adamant that there was
NO WAY that bus and bicycle traffic could share the Mall and avoid
Yes! It's time to have one police department if for no other reason than to
save money!
Last Summer the beat officer assigned to the entire Loring Park
neighborhood spent the bulk of his time dealing with issues in the park
anyway! This year we said no. Let the Park Police do their job and free
On a bike ride Sunday afternoon and passed through Minnehaha Park. The
little depot building was open and had a wonderful history lesson from the
volunteer there. Then went across the street to where once had been planted,
only a few years, ago a beautiful area around a pergola. What do you look
Feel I need to make a point of clarification. The MPRB is not proposing to
put office space in the renovated shelter building. Rather this is
renovation of a typical park shelter - with one very important exception.
The MPRB wants to spend $1.2 Million on a building that very few people in
the
Bob Copeland is correct in his post regarding priority's in the Loring Park
Master Plan. The Loring Park neighborhood did not rank renovation of the
shelter building above other improvements. For example, restoration of the
Berger Fountain was ranked higher but the MPRB has said that we are not
Well, it's been awhile since I've made a few comments about how much money
($1.2Million) the MPRB plans to spend to renovate the shelter building in
Loring Park. Construction we are told will begin this fall.
So, what's the big deal about MPRB spending money to build an office for
themselves? If
After riding my bicycle 540 miles and raising $3100 for Habitat for Humanity
a week ago I was thinking about how much money the Park Board wants to spend
to build its' own house. The MPRB plans to spend about $4 Million to give
itself a new home on the riverfront. For $46,500 Habitat for Humanity
Perhaps they could take some of the $1.2 MILLION they intend to spend
renovating the little-used shelter building in Loring park and put it toward
a project with better need? Of course the $1.2 to be spent later this year
is only the beginning of a much larger addition that would cost an
Thank-you to Skyway News new columnist Terrell Brown for a great first
article about the issue of bus traffic and pedestrian interaction on
Nicollet Mall! I do believe (just like Dorothy in Oz) that we could change
how the Mall is used if enough people cared to make it happen. Why not an
It was nice to get some facts on how many routes/trips/people bus the
Nicollet Mall from Mr. Gibbons. Lets not forget the taxi cabs and lost
drivers also!
It does astound me that the City would spend millions of dollars to build
something that attracts thousands of people, especially in the
What a joy to walk down the few blocks of Nicollet Mall that do not have bus
traffic due to the LRT construction on 5th Street. The sidewalk cafes are
pleasant to sit at with no diesel fumes and deafening noise to contend with.
Just a thought but wouldn't it be nice to move bus traffic off
Not to speak for Tom, but he does have a home in Loring Park. By the way,
Citizen's for a Loring Park Community (CLPC) encouraged and supported the
application by the Jeremiah Program for $1,000,000 in NRP affordable housing
dollars, the exact amount they were awarded last month. Jeremiah
Attended a meeting tonight held by the MPRB to discuss renovation to the
shelter building in Loring Park. Would be interested to know if folks
think $1.4 Million is about what it takes these days of tight budgets to
renovate an underused/nonused park buiding? Of course the MPRB argument is
that
While I REALLY like the product, and would love to buy a DQ in Loring Park,
I totally agree that the last thing we need is some kind of commercial chain
look/feel/image on the shores of our beloved lakes. DQ is a local company
and one I would think/hope would be very receptive to working with the
Jay,
Apparently Mr. Haga is a more clever writer than you. When I told him At
least Loring Park has something to crow about he groaned and said he
wouldn't quote me on that!
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
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A really interesting web site is crows.net They are looking for
observations of behavior for research. By the way, anyone know where the
saying I'll make you eat crow came from? Seems to be relevant to comments
sometimes made on the Forum.
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
Clark,
Several hundred is a slow news day. Several thousand is something else.
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
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Clark C. Griffith
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 1:04 PM
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Subject: Re:
Dear Many Crows,
If you are lonely for company you should visit Loring Park. We have a
roost of thousands of crows visiting us these days. It is quite a sight
but hope many crows become a few soon.
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
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The rink on Loring Park Pond is open and in beautiful condition. The shelter
building is also open all afternoon and evening. It is quite an experience
to be on the rink in the evening with the downtown skyline and three major
churches surrounding the park lit up.
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
Annie Young writes: Atlanta has the largest downtown Central Park built in
the last 25 years with fountains, music, a portable ice rink and lots of
grass and currently the Festival of Lights. Just makes me want to cry at
what could have been in downtown Mpls if Block E had become a park.
Gee
I think both articles in today's paper put a proper perspective on the
issue.
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
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Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 10:49 PM
To: Richard K. Anderson; Minneapolis Issues Forum
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And the Maryland Hotel at Grant LaSalle which now is an apartment building
beautifully maintained with a great restaurant - The King I - downstairs.
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Sent: Tuesday,
In response to Mr.McLaughlins' post earlier, I would suggest you read the
article in Tuesdays Star/Tribune Franklin Graham explains move to Billy
Graham Association Workers by Martha Sawyer Allen.
Perhaps Mr McLaughlin should have had a more in depth conversation with
one of his Loring Business
Great topic!
I really miss all the great CHEAP cafeterias that used to be downtown. You
actually got good fast food that you would never find anywhere else (or
maybe didn't want to). Now dining downtown is all chain fast food or
upscale. I remember a guy at the Forum Cafeteria who every morning
Historic preservation took a big step forward in the Loring Park
neighborhood today with the City Council's decision to approve the Harmon
Place Automobile District! The vote was split into two parts with a 12 to 0
vote for the Fawkes Block and 10 to 2 for the rest of the district. The
district
Tomorrow morning the City Council will vote on the designation of the Harmon
Place Historic District.
I want to thank all of you who have contacted your Council Member to voice
your support of our effort to preserve this area. If you have not done so
already, please do so tonight.
Already,
Well, with all the comments on other Wards just a reminder for all of you in
the 7th that Lisa Goodman is the one to vote for!
I'm voting for lisa in large part because of her strong commitment to
historic preservation. Because of Lisa's support, we were able to get
historic designation of the
If you are attending today's Zoning and Planning meeting please consider
making a statement in favor of the historic designation of the Harmon
Automobile District. We also ask that subscribers to this forum please call
or e-mail Council Members Liza McDonald and Liza Goodman this morning to
I would just like to send a quick note to thank all of you who support our
efforts for historic designation of the Harmon Place Automobile District.
We were very pleased that the Zoning Planning Committee voted this
afternoon to recommend designation!
For those of you who lament the loss of all
As a resident of the Loring Park community, today's decision to grant a
demolition permit was very painful personally. As a Drama student at
Bemidji State College in the 60s we made many trips to stay at the Maryland
Hotel on LaSalle Ave. then walk across Loring Park to see what was to us the
Next Tuesday, October 30th at 1:00PM, the Minneapolis Zoning and Planning
Committee will meet to discuss approval of the Minneapolis Heritage
Preservation Commission's recommendation for a historic district in the
Harmon Place area of the Loring Park neighborhood.
Since Steve Brandt's article in
It may be interesting, but it is just a coincidence that the two issues
would come up just now.
One of the reasons CLPC requested historic designation for the Fawkes Block
was the threat of the Guthrie getting control of the property and
demolishing it for their new theater. It turned out that
Hey, what's the difference between R.T.Rybak, Sharon Sayles-Belton and the
rest of this years crop of political candidates? The politicans will be
here, some will lose - some will win, but all can make a comeback again
(remember Richard Nixon)!
O.K. how about HISTORIC BUILDINGS? They are here
Citizen's for a Loring Park Community (CLPC) has worked for the past two
years to get historic designation for the Harmon Automobile District. Our
original intent was to preserve the Fawkes Block which is home to the Loring
Bar and Cafe and many other successful businesses. It is truly one of
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