“Mapping Prejudice”
Site Surrounding South - (B13)
This map from 1937 is when the city
of Minneapolis begins to visually see the racial covenants and the influence that they will have on the city. Though this is only a snapshot in time, we begin to see how the city will trend for generations to come. High value/low risk loans being offered in areas of “whiteness”, near lakes and creeks, close to parkland, and away from industry.
Site Surrounding North - (C6)
Near the Kmart site there are two
ideas that stick out. First, D7 is deemed “Hazardous”, likely due to its proximity to industry and the railroad (EhrmanSolberg, 2020). Second is D6, a corridor that will eventually be destroyed and
Pre 35W Corridor - (D6)
turned into 35W, effectively splitting neighborhoods and the city in half. Both of these will create cheap land at the location of 10 W. Lake St. The land value impact will continue to compound after the construction of Kmart throughout the 70's, 80's, and 90's. This will be expressed in the population that moves to this area and the type of business that begin to arrive. Map with excerpts: 1937 Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)
Map
showing
desirability
in
Minneapolis.
Accompanying text are the descriptions of why areas around the Kmart site were given certain ratings. Image: Lake Street and Nicollet Ave 1927. The Nicollet street car trolley tracks are still visible.
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Pre “Kmart Site” Site - (D7)