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Calhoun Beach Club

Headed Uptown From the West? Not So Fast

Nobody goes there anymore.  It’s too crowded. –Yogi Berra I first noticed it a couple weeks ago. Then, tonight, I really noticed it:  eastbound traffic on Lake Street was backed up at least a mile to the west, stretching all the way from the northeast corner of Lake Calhoun (where there’s a notable construction pinch — see below)...
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Minneapolis’ Great Lawn

No Celebrities — or Crowds OK, so the buildings ringing it are only 5 to 10 stories tall, not 50 to 60 stories — and none of them are famous (unless you count the Calhoun Beach Club). And you won’t see any celebrities throwing Frisbees or otherwise kicking back. But Minneapolis’ equivalent of Central Park’s...
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