Some earlier threads:

Minneapolis - frozen and thawing (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1345243)
Minneapolis - darkness and light (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1292141)
South Minneapolis - cruel January (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1314165)

Along with late winter this is the ugliest time of year here. Everything is brown and dead and there is no snow to cover it, so I took a lot of people shots. Most of the people shots are in Minneapolis, most of the neighborhood shots are in St Paul:

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201109.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201104b.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011157.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011149.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011150.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011151.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011152.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011153.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011154.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011155.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201101.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201110.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201118.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201107.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201108.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201113.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011162.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011163.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011164.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011167.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011170.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20March%202011/mplsmar2011172.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201107-1.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201106.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201122.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201126.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201134.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201115b.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201119.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201124.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201125.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201127.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201130.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201132.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201102.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201111.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201112.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201116.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201115.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201117.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201119.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201120.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201121.jpg

Construction on the Central Corridor light rail:

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201124.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201136.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201142.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201145.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201147.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201143.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201148.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201149b-1.jpg

Six shots of my old neighborhood in St Paul:

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201126.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201128.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201133.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201134.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201135.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201137.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201150.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201151.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201153-1.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201154.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201144-1.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201157.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201158.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201160.jpg

Cathedral Hill is a nice neighborhood:

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201140.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201141.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201144.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201145.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201150.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201147.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201146.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201142.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201143.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201149.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201151.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201154.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201148.jpg

Some Minneapolis from tonight:

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201161b.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201166.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201167.jpg

interesting shots specially people on the streets.

This is as "american" as it gets, and it's GREAT!

BTW, I'm stoned and when I saw this, I thought "WTF, is she hoovering around?", but then I understood : :lol:

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/Minneapolis%20April%202011/mplsapr201144-1.jpg

Excellent photography skills :bow:

Interesting, nice photos from Minneapolis :)

Thanks for the comments.

Fantastic shots! I really enjoyed them so much! Congratulations!! You are a great photographer!!!!:):banana:

I used to live in the shadow of this statue, which, itself is in the shadow of the Cathedral. Not many people know this, but the statue is of Josiah King. He was the first volunteer for the Union Army from the state that first declared its loyalty to Abraham Lincoln and the first state to muster troops for the war effort; Minnesota. He was something of a celebrity in his time...only to be forgotten in the mists of time.

It stands at the corner of Summit Avenue and John Ireland Blvd. and is quite an impressive obelisk when you stand underneath it.

oops....for some reason the photo didn't show in my reply. Its the statue most of the way down.