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A Speedway gas station at 3744 Chicago Avenue inside the square area was damaged during unrest in the immediate aftermath of Floyd’s murder. [153] After the operator of the gas station abandoned the property, [ 154 ] activists painted it over with graffiti and rebranded it "Peoples' Way".
June 2023: The City of Minneapolis buys the gas station. July 2024: The city releases designs for changes to George Floyd Square, including mock-ups for the transformation of the People's Way gas ...
The city of Minneapolis has decided to buy the boarded-up Speedway gas station at the intersection where George Floyd was killed The post Minneapolis to buy gas station at site of Floyd’s ...
The city purchased the abandoned Speedway gas station at the intersection that had been used as an informal community gathering space. In late 2023, city officials announced a timeline to gather community input on a permanent memorial and redesign of the area with implementation and construction taking place in 2026 and beyond.
The gas station had fire damage. [1] [23] Speedway: 4740 Cedar Avenue S Minneapolis The gas station had major fire damage. [1] [23] [25] Speedway: 5101 34th Avenue S Minneapolis The gas station had fire damage. [1] [23] Speedway: 2051 Grand Avenue Saint Paul The gas station was destroyed by fire. [1] [23] [24] Speedway: 399 Lexington Parkway N ...
Crowds of angry protesters sent cops scurrying from a Minneapolis police precinct before burning it down late Thursday, on the third night of demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd.
Speedway started in 1952 as Speedway 79, the name of a fuel chain based in Michigan.Unlike other fuel station chains at the time, Speedway 79 did not have a service station to perform vehicle maintenance, but rather vending machines that focused on cigarette and soft drink sales, giving their locations the nickname "Smokes and Cokes".
Hundreds of trucks and other vehicles streamed into the Hagerstown Speedway Thursday on their way to Washington, D.C., to protest government mandates.