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Lake Street Now Has Its Own Web Page
In answer to everybody who has said, when will the street that has Ingebretsen's, Hymie's, the Midtown Global Market, and the Heart of the Beast going to get its own Web page? The answer is now. (Via.) What's your favorite Lake Street attraction?
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Hands down, the HUGE pot holes. Despite (how many?) years of reconstruction, this street still sucks to drive on. ANd still sucks to park on, shop on and live near.
Big K in the Way! At least it is my most frequented Lake St stop, though I have many other loves.
I like living close to Lake Street. I can take the bus everywhere and can walk to cool things.
Cheapo is definitely my favorite Lake Street destination. I can't count the hours I've spent flipping through the CD's.
The first 6-7 years my wife lived in Minnesota (unfortunately, before I met her), she lived at the Edgewater apartments and Lake and W. Calhoun Pkwy. I guess living on that site now is a bit beyond our reach, though I'm sure there are still some vacancies in that building.
The best part of living near Lake street is when you don't know what you want to eat. In a few blocks you can have Somali at Hamdi, Tacos or Pupusas at Mercado Central, Sliders and Sweet Potato fries at White Castle, or a cold beer at Merlin's rest.
Plus, it is free entertainment on a Friday night. All the guys strutting in front of Nuevo Rodeo and the weirdness that is Lake and Hennipen's yuppie mating ritual.
Chicago Lake Liquors. I love going there on a Friday or Saturday night--place is hoppin'!
Town Talk Diner has to be my favorite Lake Street attraction, and there is a good new Indian place down there by Midori now too. I'm not a big fan of Lake Street in general...the potholes referenced above and God awful drivers make it a street I tend to avoid when possible.
La Bodega on Lake and Lyndale is another good one. I love their flamenco dancers.
it is own webpage?
I like how they list one hotel as the place to stay near Lake st...
Lake st is a great place to experience night life! As long as you stay exactly on Lake St and do not meander within the 8 parallel blocks North of South of the street...
I live within 8 blocks of Lake St, so I have no choice.
And there are lots of really great things between 22 and 38th street including most of Eat Street, all of Uptown, a couple libraries, my favorite Mexican butcher, Everret's grocery, Shorty and Wags, Chatterbox, Matt's, and many cool and progressive churches.
I know there are some great areas, KC but there is most certainly a buffer around Lake st, especially east of 35W, where it's not wise to walk around at night, especially with a heavy buzz!
I forgot Barbette! I was thinking about the eastern part of Lake st. I love the little strip of Lake St by Calhoun lake.
"where it's not wise to walk around at night, especially with a heavy buzz!"
I disagree completly. I am a petite woman and I haven't felt unsafe on Lake street in over a decade. I never feel safe walking alone at night anywhere, but walking on Lake street is comfortable. I've never been bothered there more than anywhere else. I think people just feel comfortable being uncomfortable in certain parts of the city.
I have four friends that have been mugged near the Wedge, but no one bothers me on Lake and Bloomington.
The only 24-hour restaurant in the city, as far as I know, is on Lake Street. Hacienda at Clinton! It's all cops and cabbies after 4am!
Denny's on Lake is also 24 hours.
And so are the two White Castles on Lake.
Lake Street is a beautiful thing.
Well, in six days, from Dec 30th. to Jan 5th, in the area I just described, there were two aggravated assaults, to robbery of persons, and one rape.
Or we could jump back to a week during the summer, Aug 5th-Aug 11th, where we can see 4 aggravated assaults, 3 robberies, one rape, and one homicide along the lake st corridor that we are referring to.
So I don't feel comfortable feeling uncomfortable by any means. In fact, I'd love it if this area were completely safe. And it's great that you walk around confidently and are comfortable with that area.
But instead of citing anecdotes, I'll cite crime statistics. Call me a realist.
The Lake Street area you describe is huge, I'd say that the statistics you describe aren't that bad. East Lake street is almost 50 blocks long, that 5 miles. And the 22nd to 38th street is 16 blocks wide, and that's the long block way, so like 2 miles. I don't think 4 assults, 3 robberies, a rape and one murder is that much in a 10 square mile area in the summer in Minneapolis. And how many of those happened to random people walking around and not to people who knew each other previously?
Actually, I was referring in the December cases to a 4-5 block buffer around Lake street, in both directions, between Cedar And Chicago Aves. I'm just trying to illustrate the point that feeling safe does not always equal being safe.
And there's really no other way to judge this than to look at past activity in the area. It is certainly getting better up there, that is for sure.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that people do feel safe at night--this makes it harder for criminals to do their deeds--the more people walking around, the harder it is to commit crimes. On the other hand, to not be aware of the conditions of your surroundings, and to not be prepared for what you might encounter, is naive.
Hey, I don't walk the 2 blocks to the YesMart at the TexaTonka mall after dark, but that's probably because I watch too many true crime shows on the Bio Channel.
I'm very fond of Lake street, from one end to the other. Midtown Global market is a weekly stop for me now: Produce Exchange, Salty Tart, and now the Case Brook Natural Farm store for really good chicken, eggs, dairy.
Lately, my favorite thing about Lake street is when the sun is about to go down and all the crows start flocking in. They hang out in the trees in the cemetery on Cedar, either for the night or on their way to roost somewhere else (Loring park? that place where 35W curves south?) and just yak up a storm. I like that I can look up and see this continuous line of crows coming in, all on the same flight path, and wonder how far they ranged that day, what is going on in their corvid brains.
Well, in six days, from Dec 30th. to Jan 5th, in the area I just described, there were two aggravated assaults, to robbery of persons, and one rape.
As with most street crimes, how many of the perps and victims were already acquainted with each other?
Statistically, it's a fallacy that most violent crime is random. You're more likely to fall and kill yourself in the bathroom than you would become a victim of some street crime.
Johanna, I always wonder that too. Probably quite a lot since they are probably the smartest type of bird known.
We don't know that. But street robberies are most often random. Homicides, most often NOT random.
You are right, the majority of crimes show some relationship between the victim and the suspect. But noodle, there are so many variables that we'd have to consider to make that statement solid. Type of crime, geographic area, time of day, type of victim, you get my drift.
We don't know that. But street robberies are most often random. Homicides, most often NOT random.
You are right, the majority of crimes show some relationship between the victim and the suspect. But noodle, there are so many variables that we'd have to consider to make that statement solid. Type of crime, geographic area, time of day, type of victim, you get my drift.
A person in Chinook, Montana is less likely to be a victim of a random street crime than is a teenaged gangbanger in south LA. .
A teenaged gangbanger is usually not the victim of *random* crime. So, really, your argument is kinda flawed right there.
I would argue that a person in Chinook is MORE likely to be a victim of random crime than a gangbanger in LA just by nature of the fact that the gangbanger is probably not often a victim of random crime and more often a victim of deliberate acts of violence.
I would argue that a random crime, which in this conversation refers to no relationship B/T victim and suspect, is also a deliberate act of violence....if we're gonna nitpick at words...
The wrong kids get killed fairly often by gangs. I remember a few local MN instances even, in which the acts were deliberate, but there was no previous relationship.
But who cares, I am not trying to argue anything! I have already made my point.
I would argue that I, in fact, am my favourite thing about Lake Street.
Kwatt, you are my favorite thing after tacos and my meds at Kmart Pharmacy.
I like Tacos, but you're nuts for shopping at K-mart.
Dr. Bruner: Wouldn't you be more comfortable in your K-mart clothes, Raymond?
Charlie: Tell him, Raymond.
Raymond: K-mart sucks.
Kwatt is also my favorite thing about Lake Street, but that's only because you barely see him.
OHHHH, BUUUURRRRRNNNNN!
hee!
Extreme Noise for records and La Poblanita for the tacos al pastor...god they're good.
Kmart has not once screwed up my prescriptions, has not once screwed up billing, has good customer service and is very close to home. I love it. And the store carries Martha Stewart stuff.
I recall the time we lived near Lake Street.
Walked out of the K-Mart. A guy walked up to me. Opened his coat and his forearm was draped in necklaces.
"Hey, like gold?" he asked me.
Bitch.
Does anyone know if the on again/off again talk of opening up Nicollet has gotten anywhere? Seems I hear every couple of years that they are going to do it, but nothing ever becomes. Would love to join any effort to get this ball rolling and take back a historic intersection.
My german shepherd puppy loves it!
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