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Why did Minneapolis close Nicollet Avenue for a Kmart?

Aug 09, 202422 min
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Episode description

Anyone who has spent time in south Minneapolis over the last 50 years has likely run across the unusual intersection at Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue. These are two of the city's most important thoroughfares. But the city decided in the 1970s to close Nicollet at Lake Street so a Kmart store could extend over a portion of two blocks. Adelie Bergström joins host Eric Roper to discuss what led to this controversial decision. LINKS: Why did Minneapolis close Nicollet Avenue for a Kmart?
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