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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 happened 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 the third precinct police station on the left and the sign for Target and Minnehaha Mall on the right.

The bottom images were taken on Saturday. 

The Hook and Ladder Theater (originally fire station 21, built in 1894) survived.

Target is already vowing to fix and re-open the store.  

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.)

Documentary-1

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.  The top image was taken at Open Streets in 2015.  The bottom image was taken yesterday. 

I'm also including a couple videos.  One is showing volunteers picking up the broken Town Talk Diner sign that you see in the before image above.  The second video shows the end of the building that's still standing in the after image above.

 

Community

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers.  You will always find people who are helping.'" ~Mister Rogers

Rioting, looting and arson broke out after the tragic murder of George Floyd.  For several nights now, rioters have worked hard at destroying our city.  But every morning, the community has come out and worked hard to clean it back up.  All races, all ages, coming together for our city.  It makes my heart happy.  George would be proud. 

Beemy