The Müuse Atlas / United States / Minnesota

Minneapolis

6 areas on the atlas.

Areas

Cedar-RiversideFilming in Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis. Brutalist towers with primary colored panels rise off a plaza on Cedar Avenue, the same towers The Mary Tyler Moore Show used as Mary Richards's apartment building.

Mill DistrictFilming in the Mill District, Minneapolis. A roofless limestone flour mill shell above Saint Anthony Falls, and the Stone Arch Bridge Joe Somebody drove across.

North LoopFilming in North Loop, Minneapolis. Brick and heavy timber warehouses on wide diagonal streets, and First Avenue where Purple Rain filmed on location.

Northeast Minneapolis Arts DistrictFilming in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Brick seed warehouses and a former brewery hold artist studios, and a corner bar that Grumpier Old Men filmed as Slippery's Tavern.

Summit AvenueFilming in Summit Avenue, Saint Paul. Red sandstone and brick Gilded Age mansions line a broad boulevard with a planted median and mature trees.

UptownFilming in Uptown, Minneapolis. Brick storefronts meet a Streamline Moderne theater tower at Hennepin and Lake, and the bowling alley Beautiful Girls used for its restaurant scenes.