Ventura Village, Minneapolis
Encyclopedia
Ventura Village is a neighborhood within the Phillips community
in Minneapolis. Its boundaries are Interstate 35W
to the west, Interstate 94
(including the I-94/I-35W bottleneck) to the north, and Hiawatha Avenue
to the east. The southern boundary runs (from west to east) along East 22nd Street from I-35W to Chicago Avenue, along East 24th Street from Chicago Avenue to 17th Avenue South, and then back up to 22nd Street from 17th Avenue to Hiawatha Avenue
(this portion is only about a block long). Franklin Avenue, which runs east-west, acts as the main commercial artery in the neighborhood.
Phillips, Minneapolis
Phillips is a community in Minneapolis, just south of downtown. It is one of the most diverse and culturally-rich communities in Minnesota. Traditionally, it was both a community and a neighborhood . In other words, the Phillips community only contained one neighborhood, also called Phillips...
in Minneapolis. Its boundaries are Interstate 35W
Interstate 35W (Minnesota)
Interstate 35W , is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, passing through downtown Minneapolis. It is one of two through routes for Interstate 35 through the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the other being Interstate 35E through downtown Saint Paul...
to the west, Interstate 94
Interstate 94
Interstate 94 is the northernmost east–west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. I-94's western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...
(including the I-94/I-35W bottleneck) to the north, and Hiawatha Avenue
Minnesota State Highway 55
Minnesota State Highway 55 is a highway in west-central, central, and east-central Minnesota, which runs from the North Dakota state line near Tenney and continues east and southeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S...
to the east. The southern boundary runs (from west to east) along East 22nd Street from I-35W to Chicago Avenue, along East 24th Street from Chicago Avenue to 17th Avenue South, and then back up to 22nd Street from 17th Avenue to Hiawatha Avenue
Minnesota State Highway 55
Minnesota State Highway 55 is a highway in west-central, central, and east-central Minnesota, which runs from the North Dakota state line near Tenney and continues east and southeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S...
(this portion is only about a block long). Franklin Avenue, which runs east-west, acts as the main commercial artery in the neighborhood.
External links
- Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Ventura Village
- pdf map of the Neighborhood.
- Ventura Village Neighborhood Association
- Phillips Neighbors Forum - Neighborhood e-mail list and forum including Ventura Village