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The Minneapolis Skyway System can be accessed from City Hall or Government Center, and a rare underground portion of the system runs beneath the station. Landmarks nearby include CenturyLink Building, U.S. Bank Plaza, and Capella Tower. Two and three blocks away are connections to the C Line and D Line at 7th–8th Street & 3rd/4th Avenue.
Minneapolis City Hall and Hennepin County Courthouse (also known as the Municipal Building), designed by Long and Kees in 1888, is the main building used by the city government of Minneapolis, as well as by Hennepin County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The structure has served as mainly local government offices since it was built, and today ...
The building replaced an earlier City Hall, which stood from 1873 until 1912, and an earlier Hennepin County Courthouse and Jail. The building was originally intended to have a granite base and brick upper portion, but changes to the design led to the entire exterior being clad in stone, leading to cost and time overruns.
The Hennepin County Government Center is built over 6th Street using the air rights over the street, which enabled two large plazas to be built in the city blocks. It is connected by a tunnel to the Minneapolis City Hall, underneath 5th Street and the METRO Blue and Green lines. The Government Plaza METRO station is between the two buildings.
The Mayor of Minneapolis, currently a position held by a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), operates alongside the city council. The mayor's role was previously considered relatively weak compared to some other U.S. cities, but following a charter amendment in 2021, the mayor gained more power and the council was reduced to purely legislative duties.
Central is a defined community in Minneapolis that consists of six smaller official neighborhoods around the downtown and central business core. It also includes the many old flour mills , the Mill District , and other historical and industrial areas of downtown Minneapolis.
Wootton Wawen railway station serves the village of Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire, England. It is served by trains between Kidderminster and Stratford-upon-Avon via Birmingham . The station was renamed from Wootton Wawen Platform to Wootton Wawen on 6 May 1974. [ 1 ]
Downtown East is an official neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.It is in Ward 3, [3] currently represented by council member Michael Rainville.. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River to the north, Interstate 35W to the east, 5th Street South to the south, and Portland Avenue to the west.