Secrets of the City

I used to be the same way as Erica. Switching from station to station. Then, I bought a new car stereo that will play from a USB Flash Drive. I’ve loaded it with 1500+ songs that play randomly. It is awesome. Sorry radio!

I am guessing that the people in that Overheard were referring to “Uptown” as “South Minneapolis.” That drives me nuts. I have always felt pretty sure that “South Minneapolis” is east of Nicollet and south of Franklin. Uptown isn’t South. Uptown is Uptown.

I think in order to a true Hipster you have to have been around the block a couple times.

Critics of Hipsters are Trendoids who thinks they’re a hipster.

Andyst I fully agree with you.

I’d also like the world to understand that Calhoun Village (where Burger Jones and Punch are) is not Uptown. Nor is the Starbucks on Excelsior near Hwy 100.

While I’m ranting. I used to live in the south eastern part of Mpls, but I couldn’t say I live in “South East” even though I lived south and east of the area known as “South East.” I lived in plain old South Minneapolis (specifically Longfellow).

North Minneapolis isn’t one neighborhood, also.

People in Uptown saying they live in South Minneapolis is like when people from Connecticut claim they live “a little south of Boston.”

is like when people from Connecticut claim they live “a little south of Boston.”

… or “just outside” New York City.

South Minneapolis is still in Minneapolis, though.

I think that the south minneapolis reference is pretty spot on. At least it was the last time I was down on east lake…granted it was that longfellow grill retail complex.

keeping in mind that to a young child (18 or younger)

40-45yo=geriatric hipster

I love when Minneapolitans get all defensive because someone has made fun of their neighborhood.

@andyst

to be fair, for some reason the entire state of MA lives “just outside of Boston”, so don’t blame those CT people for saying that.

Hey, wait a minute, arthappy — you’ve raised the alarm on numerous occassions when your beloved Hocketyown USA has come under attack from us Auslanders!

Well, Art, aren’t we quite The One, now.

You caught me Andy!
Though, to be fair, it wasn’t me making fun of MoSo or whatever cute name they’re giving it these days…

We call it “EaNi,” thanks. That’s “East of Nicollet.”

And by “we,” I mean “nobody.”

Too bad, Andy, because Kassie and I live WeNi.

Speaking of cities and neighborhoods, did anyone else read Mischke’s column in City Pages last week?

“Show me these two cities,” said the out-of-towner to the cabbie. “Show me them in a single stretch, on a straight line, where I can peer out the window and see one town become another and know where it happens.”

“Well, ma’am,” said the cabbie, “we ain’t taking River Road then. Nor are we crossing the Ford Bridge. There’s nothing jarring there, no transition. University Avenue doesn’t cut it either. You never notice the change. We take these paths and you’ll start squawkin’ like the others I take from the airport and back. You’ll claim it’s all one big metro now, one super-sized town.

“None of these roads tells the story you want. For that, we have one option. We drive to the east end of Marshall Avenue, where the Cathedral, the state Capitol, and downtown all meet in that well-understood St. Paul confluence of government, commerce, and religion.

Too bad, Andy, because Kassie and I live WeNi.

And what do you put on your WeNi? Mustard? Ketchup? Sauerkraut? If you built a couple of amusements in the backyard, and served chili as a condiment, could you call your yard a Coney Island WeNi?

I have WeNi on my mind for dinner.

I love when landlords in Lyn-Lake try and market their buildings as Uptown and “just a few blocks from Lake Calhoun.”

P.S. I love Lyn-Lake way more than Uptown.