Rail corridor

I spent a recent weekend away on a stretch of the Mississippi south of the Twin Cities and on the east bank (or Wisconsin side) of the river. We must've counted dozens of trains shuttling north and south on a narrow bit of land wedged between the river bluffs and the water.

The theme this week is places within about 100 miles of the Twin Cities. Kind of a difficult one to discern from photos even if you know the area well, so enjoy knowing this one ahead of time.

Birth of the Electric Fetus

I recently took a historical walking tour of Cedar-Riverside which is in large part a history of the music scene in Minneapolis. The Electric Fetus record store is no longer in this part of town but here's where it started.

Waiting

The traffic around the Twin Cities has been especially bad recently, in my frustrated opinion. Lots of construction (lots of jobs which is good) and lots of impatient drivers. This is on the Lake Street Bridge looking across from Minneapolis up the hill into St. Paul.

The theme, by the way, for this past week was based on the ABC Wednesday post - pink (even though Monday had no pink, they were technically pink flamingos).

Got pink?

If you've been following the blog this week, you'll see a pattern. This Friday post reprises the Monday post and was, in fact, taken at the same location earlier this year.

Lights, camera, music!

We've been at Lee's Liquor Lounge before but this image goes the best with this week's theme.

P is for pink

These young ladies were out drumming up business for a salon on Grand Avenue in St. Paul. Shocking! See more contributions to ABC Wednesday here.

Theme day: Fences

The art community of Lowertown in St. Paul advertised their recent art crawl on a chain link fence that surrounds a construction site. Click here to see thumbnails of theme day participants.

Halloween flamingo

A new twist to the old yard kitsch from Mother Earth Gardens in Minneapolis. Hope all American visitors to this blog are ready for tonight's mobs.

Shadow play

Time for a drink at Palmer's Bar which has been on Cedar near Riverside for over 100 years. Though a 10th anniversary of sorts was recently celebrated.

I need caffeine!

The Black Dog Coffee Shop near the Farmers Market in St. Paul fits right into the artsy neighborhood.

Did you get last week's theme? Monday was the church tower (cone), Tuesday was the railing on the High Bridge overlooking the brewery (squares and triangles), Wednesday was the stop sign (octagon), Thursday the lamp at the Riverview Theatre (can't remember the name of the shape except that it's a quadrilateral), Friday the Sinclair sign (rectangle). Congratulations!

Stop for gas

Out along the I-494 commercial strip there are plenty of neon signs advertising everything commuters and travelers need, but I like this unlit filling station sign. Final post for this week's theme. What's your guess?

50s chic

The lobby of the Riverview Theater in south Minneapolis hasn't changed much in sixty years. By now you should know what this week's theme is although there is still one more post. 

O is for octagon

It's ABC Wednesday and time to stop and enjoy the fall colors in my neighborhood. See more "o" words here. And, remember this is the next post for this week's theme which should be evident after today.

Brewery on the bluff

Post number 2 for this week's theme takes us back to the High Bridge in St. Paul looking north and west along the river to the old Schmidt brewery.

Church tower

Hard to believe this tower belongs to Central Presbyterian Church in downtown St. Paul. It looks like it should be part of a Summit Avenue mansion. Anyway, it's the first post for this week's theme.

Yellow 'snow'

What are these trees that carpet the streets with a golden glow?

Harbinger

Extending the week's theme - back alleys - by a day and letting everyone know that these beautiful days are numbered.

Children needed

Children were playing in the first post for this week. Now, they're not to be seen. But hopefully you've figured out the theme by now.

Last tomato

The fourth post for this week's theme - the final tomato of the season? We're getting close to our first frost so these won't last much longer.

N is for Narrow

And the third post for this week's theme. For more words beginning with "n" visit the ABC Wednesday site.