Documentary-2

I want justice for George Floyd.  I don't agree with destroying the community he lived in.  Click here if you would like to help those in need.

Since I use photography to document my world, I want to give a little context to the destruction that has been happening in our city.  

For several years, there has been an event called Open Streets Minneapolis, so I have a few before/after images for this series.  You can see all the blogs in this series by going here.  

The top image was taken at Open Streets in 2015.  You can see Minnehaha Liquors in the top right of the image.  

The bottom images were taken on Saturday. 

I want to mention again that volunteers have been out every day helping to clean up the destruction and gathering food and supplies for families in the community.  This makes my heart happy.

You may think, what's the big deal?  It was just a liquor store.  Well, like many of the businesses on Lake St., it was family-owned and operated.  

According to the owner's page on Yelp:  

"Minnehaha Liquor was one of the original liquor licenses granted by the city of Minneapolis after prohibition, making it one of the oldest liquor stores in the area. We are locally owned and operated; serving the Longfellow neighborhood with quality products, great prices and friendly service for over 75 years."  (According to Hennepin County property taxes, the building was built in 1922, so it is historic in its own right.)