Loring Park: Loring Greenway and Housing
The Loring Park Development District was created in 1972 to plan and underwrite high density residential and commercial building through tax increment financing. Ten blocks were demolished and redeveloped in an area roughly between the south end of Nicollet Mall and Loring Park. New high-rise housing replaced old hotels and apartment buildings. Nicollet Mall was extended to Grant Street and connected to Loring Park via the Loring Greenway.
While the redevelopment brought new restaurants, hotels and a greater level of diversity to the neighborhood, many businesses and residents were displaced. Thirty-six of the forty-two buildings located inside of the Loring Park Development District were demolished. Thirty-one small businesses were closed or relocated.
The Loring Greenway, designed by New York landscape architect Paul Frieberg, contains two large public spaces linked together in an urbane way providing a series of attractions along the 1,500 foot bicycle and pedestrian byway.
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Loring Park Development District bordered in white, circa 1973
Image and Text Source: In the Shadow of the City, A History of the Loring Park Neighborhood.
Erected 2010.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places
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Location. 44° 58.198′ N, 93° 16.721′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in Central Minneapolis. Marker is on Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Minneapolis MN 55403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Loring Park: The Devil's Backbone (here, next to this marker); Loring Park: Historic Districts and Buildings (here, next to this marker); Loring Park: Basilica and Churches (here, next to this marker); Loring Park: Neighborhood Organizing (here, next to this marker); Wesley United Methodist Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to the Historic Loring Park Neighborhood (about 800 feet away); USS Minnesota (BB22) (approx. 0.2 miles away); USS Minneapolis (CA36) (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minneapolis.
Also see . . .
1. Loring Park, A Minneapolis Neighborhood. (Submitted on December 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Citizens for a Loring Park Community. (Submitted on December 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. About the Loring Park District. (Submitted on December 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. History of the development around Loring Park in Minneapolis
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on December 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
