1516 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN, USA

1516 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA

1516 West Lake Street Home History
Clyde W. Smith, 1925

A two-story Renaissance Revival building with a shallow central pediment and cast-stone and tile trim. It was built for the Salvation Army, whose logo can be seen in a medallion near the peak of the pediment.

POI C Uptown
Area centering around Lake St. West and Hennepin Ave.
Although there's no official Minneapolis neighborhood called "Uptown," the area around Lake St. and Hennepin Ave. has been known by this name since at least the 1920s. Once a major streetcar transfer point, the intersection is now at the center of what might be called Minneapolis's other downtown home to shops, clubs, restaurants, and theaters, along with a growing number of apartments and condominiums. Uptown wasn't always such a bustling place, however, largely because of a city decision in 1884 to re- strict commercial development along Hennepin by designating it a parkway south of downtown. As more people poured into the Lake District, commercial pressures grew, and in 1905 the city finally pulled the cork from the bottle, ending Hennepin's days as a parkway. Entrepreneurs rushed in to fill the void, and by the 1920s several hundred businesses were operating in the vicinity of Hennepin and Lake. Like other urban areas, Uptown declined in the 1950s and 1960s. The opening of Calhoun Square shopping mall in 1983 helped revitalize the neighborhood, which is now among the busiest places in the Twin Cities.

Citation: Millett, Larry. AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009.