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Minneapolis Groups Look To Past To Envision Future Of Olson Memorial Highway
Community groups are trying to make major changes to a stretch of highway in north Minneapolis.
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May 16, 2022
Community groups are trying to make major changes to a stretch of highway in north Minneapolis.
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Olson Memorial Highway was once 6th Avenue — a street with heavy foot traffic and a thriving economy. But that all changed when the highway was put in.
“There was a thriving Black and Jewish corridor that existed on old 6th Avenue North,” said Nichole Buehler of the Harrison Neighborhood Association.
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