Linden Hills, Minneapolis
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Linden Hills is a neighborhood in the Southwest
Southwest, Minneapolis
The Southwest community consists of the following neighborhoods: Linden Hills, East Harriet, Kingfield, Fulton, Lynnhurst, Tangletown, Armatage, Kenny, and Windom. This portion of Minneapolis contains many parks and trails along Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Creek....
community of Minneapolis. It is bordered to the north by Lake Calhoun
Lake Calhoun
Lake Calhoun is the biggest lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and part of the city's Chain of Lakes. Surrounded by city park land and circled by bike and walking trails, it is popular for many outdoor activities...
, to the east by Lake Harriet, to the south by West 47th Street, and to the west by France Avenue.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 7,370 people in the neighborhood, of whom 94% were white, 1% were black, 0.5% were Native American, 2% were Asian American/Pacific Islander, and 2.5% were other/two or more races.
The Lake Harriet Bandshell is located on the lakeshore on the eastern edge of the neighborhood. The current bandshell, constructed in 1985, is a fifth-generation music venue on the lake. The first two were destroyed by fire, the third was destroyed by a wind storm, and the fourth was demolished in 1985. The main platform and carbarn of the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line
Como-Harriet Streetcar Line
The Como-Harriet Streetcar Line is a heritage streetcar line in Minneapolis, Minnesota which follows original streetcar right-of-way between Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun and is operated by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum...
are also located in the neighborhood, near West 42nd Street and Queen Avenue.
The neighborhood's commercial corridor, centering around Upton Avenue and 43rd Street, was constructed along the Como-Harriet streetcar line in the 1920s, and is today home to many shops and dining establishments, including Creative Kidstuff, one of the first Great Harvest
Great Harvest Bread Company
Great Harvest Bread Company is a franchise in the United States that sells fresh-baked bread and other items.- History :In the late 1970s, Pete and Laura Wakeman, college students and founders of Great Harvest, set up a road side stand and began baking fresh-ground whole wheat bread in Durham,...
franchises, Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream Café, Wild Rumpus Bookstore, the Zumbro Café, and Tilia.
The Linden Hills area was featured in a scene of the 1996 film, Jingle All The Way
Jingle All the Way
Jingle All the Way is a 1996 American family comedy film directed by Brian Levant and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd, James Belushi and Robert Conrad...
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Linden Hills Power & Light (LHP&L) is an informal group of Linden Hills residents dedicated to engaging their community in combating global warming by promoting conservation and renewable sources of energy.