North Loop, Minneapolis: The Complete Neighborhood Guide
North Loop, Minneapolis Ask a longtime Minneapolitan where to find the best restaurant in the city, and there's a decent chance they'll point you toward a single half-mile stretch of reclaimed brick warehouses just northwest of downtown. North Loop — still called "the Warehouse District" by anyone over 50 — has pulled off one of the more dramatic transformations in the Twin Cities: from a gritty, mostly empty wholesale district that emptied out after 5 p.m., into the city's most walkable, most expensive, and arguably most interesting neighborhood, all inside about thirty years. Here's what makes it worth a visit, whether you're spending an afternoon or considering it as a home base. Minneapolis North Loop Night Source: Wikipedia A Brief History: From Farm Implements to Lofts North Loop's story starts with a railroad. When the rail line into Minneapolis was completed in 1867 , the city became a hub of wholesale distribution for the entire upper M...
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