Lyn-Lake

Lyn-Lake
Commercial District
Looking eastward on West Lake Street at Bryant Avenue South, 2016
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
City	Minneapolis
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55408
Area code	612

Lyn-Lake is a commercial district in Minneapolis centered at the intersection of West Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue from which it takes its name. The street intersection is the boundary for four official neighborhoods: Whittier on the northeast, Lyndale on the southeast, South Uptown on the southwest, and Lowry Hill East on the northwest. The Lyn-Lake Business Association branded the unofficial commercial district as "Lyn-Lake" in 1999.^[1]

Description

Art Car Parade, 2006

Most residents who consider themselves part of the "Lyn-Lake neighborhood" originate from the southeast corner of the Lyndale neighborhood.^[1] Locally, Lyn-Lake is mostly known as being just east of the Uptown district of Minneapolis and previously considered an extension of Uptown. One of the oldest anchors was the It's Greek to Me^[2] restaurant on the northeast corner.^[3] The district contains ethnic restaurants, LGBT establishments, and niche retail. North of Lyn-Lake is the Midtown Greenway bicycle and pedestrian path. Regional access by car is through I-35W from the east and I-94 from the north.

Open Streets Minneapolis and the Lyn Lake Street Festival are the signature events for the area and draw over 20,000 from the local community annually.

The Lyndale Ave and Lake Street intersection has the highest number of pedestrian crashes in Minneapolis over a ten year period.^[4] A large portion of the pedestrian crashes happen at night.^[5] The intersection will have stations on the Metro B Line. The stations were originally going to be placed on Lake Street at the near side of Lyndale Ave, but a later change in plans moved the stations to be located far side, at the northwest and southeast corners of the intersection.^[6][7]

References

1. Lyn-Lake Business Association. http://www.lyn-lake.org/
2. It's Greek to me restaurant. http://www.itsgreektomemn.com/
3. Johnson, Tim. "It's Greek to Me anchors Lyn-Lake." Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, July 24, 1998. http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/1998/07/27/story8.html
4. Hoffman, Melody (May 28, 2024). "Dueling Visions for Lyndale Avenue Before Reconstruction Plan is Announced". www.southwestvoices.news. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
5. "Minneapolis/Hennepin County Pedestrian Crossing Study" (PDF). Minneapolis, Hennepin County, SRF Consulting. October 15, 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
6. "Metro B Line Final Corridor Plan" (PDF). Metro Transit. October 13, 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
7. "B Line Corridor Plan Amendment #1 Lake & Lyndale, Lake & Bloomington, and Lake & Cedar Station Updates". Metro Transit. April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

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