The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02
LOWER NICOLLET IS
RETURNING TO. "A VOR
of Nelu Union Station Add Uncer-
fainty to Situation, but Other Improvements
Sho.v that Property in the Older Section Still
Has q Future.

railways enter the Union station at all;
possibly longer iEasmuch as Bridge
square is the artery Of the travel which
comes over the steel arch bridge from
the East Side.
Certain transactions and building
have taken place, which may be consid-
cred either in the light of tending to
hold business in the neighborhood Of
Nicollet and Washington avenues, or in
the light of showing that Nicollet and
Washington is to be the center of con
tinuaily growing populous business dis
trict. ...... .-i.
The disposition of the old city hall
may have much to do with the future
of the Bridge square district. -z@
Whether the government building is
finally located on the center block site
between Washington, Hennepin, Second
street and Nicollet, or not, it cannot be
gainsaid that the acquisition of the Mic
ollet hotel property by the big United
Cities Realty company Of New York is
to have it's effect on values, as we'll as
the sale of the Hornblower block across
Nicollet avenue. Altho indications
now appear to show that the plan for
the erection Of a new hotel has been
postponed, repairs now underway will
bolster mp the value of the old-time hos
telry. -~
Various improvements and sales go
to- show that people of capital have
faith in lower Niecllet. The sale Of
Loring this week by Theodore Wetmore,
and Of the adjoining building thru the
same agency to J. B. Hudson may be
mentioned; also the transfer of the for;
mer Northwestern National bank to 0.
o. Searle, and the, plan he has in mind
for improving this corner, as well as for
the block which he owns at Nicollet
| orI,S %o1o "a rn1
nation of the burned Dolly Warden
block by W. s. Dwinnell was significant.
Negotiations by the Hurry Simmons
Hardware company for the Smith g.
| thinner property show what big bus
mess firm thinks of the neighborhood.
Other Development Below Third.
The selection Of Third and Nicollet
the New York Central lines for Of
fees, as we'll as by the Western Passen-
ger association and the Northwestern
Fuel company, has a bearing on the
status of the district from business
standpoint. To cap the climax came
the determination Of big Milwaukee
brewing company to establish. the Pabst
restaurant below Third, on Nicollet; =,
An investigation of the neighborhood
will show many changes for the better
in late years. These include the Jan
ney, Semple & Hill new warehouse,
which is to be still further enlarged;
the remodeling Of the old Comique
theater, belonging to F. M. Crosby,
into a modern building; the transfer
! of the Window block to persons who
will make a theater Of it; the lease of
the s.: T. Mcknight company building
? will be made; the remodeling of the
} livery stable belonging to Thomas Low
ry into a business building and laundry;
: the overhauling Of the Bank Of Mime:
, apolis building; the transformation of
the Lilliibridge estate structure into a
: cracker factory; the overhauling of the
Minnesota LOAN & Trust company
, office building, which at a date not fa1
past, it is said, the owners thought
r about time to abandon for it's lease as
a hotel building, because business "was
This gives only in part a few OF
the. glowing arguments advanced by
believers in Lower Nicollet avenue
property in favor of it's retention in
popular favor as valuable business
neighbOrhOOd.