Minneapolis Minnesota: Encyclopedia II - Minneapolis Minnesota - Minneapolis neighborhoods

Minneapolis Minnesota - Minneapolis neighborhoods

The city is officially divided into several communities, each containing multiple neighborhoods. For example, the area typically referred to by locals as "North Minneapolis" is actually the Near North community, which is composed of the Hawthorne, Jordan, Near-North, and Willard-Hay neighborhoods.[2]

Most of the neighborhoods in Minneapolis coordinate certain activities under the Neighborhood Revitalization Program [3]. In some cases, two to four neighborhoods act together under a single neighborhood organization.

Some areas of the city are more commonly known by locally established nicknames, many of which are predominantly business districts. One such place is Dinkytown, near the University. To the southwest of Downtown is Uptown, which is loosely defined as the area around the Uptown Theater near the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street, and features a large number of restaurants, bars, and independently owned businesses. The North Loop is a primarily residential section of the warehouse district extending to the west bank of the Mississippi river that is primarily made up of $1,250 a month apartments and $500,000 lofts.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Minneapolis neighborhoods", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki