Historical collapse..1874 iron bridge "10th Avenue" washed away.

An historical relic and marker of time on Minneapolis's river of history. The final evidence of the 10th avenue pedestrian bridge, has undergone the tipping point. Where there was an unofficial monumental reminder, now there is the after sight..
Ever so slowly letting the waters take it. Defying gravity, suspending your disbelief! The iconic, last, 10th avenue pier, has finally crumbled into the river.

Recently seen from satellite, it still had enough of a stature to cast a shadow.

Please research more about this event at the following links.

http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/262964321.html

http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/262917191.html

http://bridgenumber9.com/2011/09/21/today/when-will-the-leaning-tower-of-pier-fall/

Photos by Lisa Peters

Yet ANOTHER Water Main Break in Minneapolis!!

 Location of the newest Minneapolis Water Main Break.

This time the underground residents of the SEXTON building were flooded out, as another pipe burst and gushed. It's tragic because there were artists with work in the sub level of the Sexton.



KMSP-TV SLIDE SHOW AT KARE11 http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1043289/391/Mpls-water-main-break-floods-streets-apartment

More VIDEO at http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/23738308/apparent-water-main-break-in-minneapolis

 http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/228553981.html

Partial Building Collapse In Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities are on the scene of a partial building collapse in Minneapolis.

The Minneapolis Police Department reports that part of the building at 616 5th St. N. collapsed around 10:49 a.m. Thursday. Police are assisting but the Minneapolis Fire Department is taking the lead on the incident. 

All employees are accounted for and no one was injured. The building is a two-story business called Weather-Rite LLC and according to its website, “is best known for high quality, industrial grade, premium featured commercial and industrial HVAC systems, including make up air (MUA), custom air handlers, large air volume heating and cooling air turnover units.”

 Multiple agencies are on the scene.

I'm not placing blame or exposing a cause, but just saying that location is RIPE for development. The building currently there, is supper shitty. Now they can demolish it and build something with a little more height and start working the whole strip of land to the North West. Logically, you'd think they'd want it full of new condos, like the area directly across the freeway.

You call it a mysterious building collapse, with causes under investigation. I'll call it a shady ground breaking on the new development district, just blocks from the Light-Rail Transit and the Twins Ballpark.

UPDATE: Oh, as I see from further reading, the lot next door was being demolished and excavated when this "Accident" happened. So it's more of a case of whoopsy daisy! Two birds with one backhoe! But I was right on the money, that this area is being "developed". PEACE.

http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3194364.shtml

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1042961/391/Partial-building-collapse-halts-demolition-in-Mpls

http://www.startribune.com/local/228207181.html

Editorial comments follow.

"The collapse was reported around 10:51 a.m. Thursday at the Weather Rite building.
Fire officials tell KSTP.com there was construction nearby, but it’s unclear if that is directly related to the collapse.  **EDITORS NOTE: Why would that be "unclear". I can see from the photos that it was related**
A portion of the eastern wall that is about 30-40 feet in length collapsed. The building was occupied at the time, but no injuries have been reported, fire officials say. A city engineer is on the scene checking the structural integrity of the building. The incident is under investigation"

"Assistant Chief Cherie Penn says firefighters responded to the call shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday.
 Penn says no construction workers and no firefighters were hurt, and the fire department has already cleared the scene and turned it over to officials with the city's regulatory services department. She says construction work has been halted for the day. She says the cause of the partial collapse was not immediately known, and she didn't have details about the extent of the damage or about the construction project."  Editors note: Oh yeah, we don't know what caused this or what's going on with this construction project, but all clear.. Here ya go City Regs, we'll toss this one back to you... Funny.

Car falls into Mississippi River at Mill Ruins Park!

BREAKING STORY A car is reported to have gone into the Mississippi River near Minneapolis Mill Ruins Park! It's a very strange location for a car to fall into the river, but I suppose I see how it could happen.. News reporters are en route to the scene. More media as becomes available.

UPDATE:  KARE 11 is reporting that multiple dive teams are searching the river.



I can not, for the life of me, figure out where the reporter above is standing! If she's "right next to the lock and dam" there is quite a lot of lower structure the driver would have had to get through before plunging into the river.  Is this a real incident?

UPDATE: A man is dead after a car went into the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis Monday night. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek said Minneapolis police received a call of an erratic driver on West River Parkway around 9:20 p.m. The car veered off road and Minneapolis Park Police Agents saw it go down an embankment into the river, according to Sheriff Stanek. The car went through a fence before it ended up in the water near Mill Ruins Park, just before the lock and dam. Read the full story: http://kstp.mn/6loc4

Ahha! I finally figured out the exact location where the car entered the river.

Indigenous People's Day at OccupyMN. INSPIRING!

Real people are beautiful and inspiring! Indigenous People's Day at Occupy Minnesota.

Ben Bernanke Minneapolis Speech Crashes Markets

Way to go Ben. The little visit from the Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke dropped markets late Thursday, following his speech in front of 800 Minnesota business executives at The Economic Club of Minnesota. If you know anything about the Minnesota Business community, this could have been the most important and influential crowd of his career. Ben said nothing to inspire them. A Forex Trading website said "The Dow dropped 119.05 points to close at 11295.81 while the S&P500 index ended down 12.72 points to finish the session at 1185.90. The market was relatively calm until Bernanke's speech where he gave no additional insight into the central bank's plans to support the economy which he will outlay at the FOMC meeting on September 22".