Things To Do In North Loop:

Come Spend A Day In North Loop!

A fast-growing and dynamic Minneapolis neighborhood, the North Loop has become the neighborhood in which to live, as well as an arts, entertainment, shopping and dining destination.

Businesses, especially creative and tech firms, have also gravitated to the North Loop, finding the old warehouse spaces, ease of transportation, neighborhood amenities, and neighborhood energy particularly well-suited to their needs.

Below are a few notable highlights. The neighborhood directory also provides information and links to a wide variety of North Loop offerings and resources.

• Minneapolis Farmers Market
• 4th Avenue Playground
• Target Field
• Target Field Station
• Target Field Station Amphitheater
• Mississippi National River and Recreation

(source: http://northloop.org/about/neighborhood-highlights/)

Education in North Loop

About North Loop Educational System

Minneapolis Public Schools enroll 36,370 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district administers about 100 public schools including 45 elementary schools, seven middle schools, seven high schools, eight special education schools, eight alternative schools, 19 contract alternative schools, and five charter schools. With authority granted by the state legislature, the school board makes policy, selects the superintendent, and oversees the district’s budget, curriculum, personnel, and facilities. Students speak 90 different languages at home and most school communications are printed in English, Hmong, Spanish, and Somali. About 44% of students in the Minneapolis Public School system graduate, which ranks the 6th worst out of the nation’s 50 largest cities. Some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota’s open enrollment statute. Besides public schools, the city is home to more than 20 private schools and academies and about 20 additional charter schools.

Minneapolis’ collegiate scene is dominated by the main campus of the University of Minnesota where more than 50,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students attend 20 colleges, schools, and institutes. The graduate school programs ranked highest in 2007 were counseling and personnel services, chemical engineering, psychology, macroeconomics, applied mathematics and non-profit management. A Big Ten school and home of the Golden Gophers, the University of Minnesota is the fourth largest campus among U.S. public 4-year universities in terms of enrollment. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis#Education)

History of North Loop :

North Loop is rich in history!

The North Loop name once referred to the trolley line that served the area. Today it defines the shape of the neighborhood and its location adjacent to Downtown Minneapolis. The neighborhood is located in the Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For most of its history, the North Loop was an industrial area, and home to a large railroad yard and numerous warehouses and factories. The Warehouse District fell into disrepair in the 1960s and 70s, but reemerged in the 1980s as the epicenter of the Minneapolis art scene. In recent years, revitalization of the North Loop has accelerated, with the neighborhood becoming “the” Twin Cities neighborhood in which to live, work, eat, shop and play.

The warehouses that characterize the district are mostly six to eight stories high, and about 62 structures on seven square blocks contribute to the district. The predominant form of design is the Chicago Commercial style, but many other styles were built, including Italianate, Queen Anne style, Richardsonian Romanesque, Classical Revival, and early 20th century commercial styles. The warehouse district was in turn associated with the railroad transportation network that was under development at the time, which connected Minneapolis with the rest of the Midwest and the rest of the country. These warehouses were used for wholesale and storage of goods related to milling and manufacturing. The nomination for the National Register of Historic Places states that the district, as a whole, comprises a cohesive district of buildings with a common physical appearance, as well as a common age and original use. (source: http://northloop.org/about/)

North Loop’s Neighborhood

Check out North Loop’s Neighborhood

The North Loop Neighborhood, located in what is frequently referred to as the Warehouse District, offers unique housing options, entertainment, fine dining, and specialty shops—many within the original warehouses of the North Loop’s historic heyday. True to the unique nature of this neighborhood, you won’t find any chain restaurants in this part of town. You’ll discover one-of-a-kind retailers, quaint coffee shops, eclectic restaurants, and lively nightclubs nestled in the historic buildings; many owned and operated by neighborhood residents. The North Loop Neighborhood is immediately adjacent to downtown; served by LRT and many bus routes; and is the home of the Minnesota Twins Target Field (opening in 2010), the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Farmers Market, and the headquarters of Metro Transit.

Renovated historic warehouses and new construction lofts are the predominant residential structures in the North Loop. Traditional townhomes and apartment buildings are also available.

• City of Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile—Includes trend information on neighborhood demographics, economics, and housing, taken from the most recent census data
• Home Sales Information by Neighborhood—The City of Minneapolis Assessor’s Office allows you to search home sale prices by neighborhood. You choose the time frame that you want to compare (e.g. 1/1/2006 – 12/31/2008.)
• Minneapolis Crime Statistics—Crime maps, statistics, and reports compiled by the Minneapolis Police Department. Check out Interpreting Crime Statistics. to help you make sense of these resources.

(source: http://www.livemsp.org/neighborhoods/minneapolis-neighborhoods/52-north-loop/69-north-loop)