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26-595: It contains the Uptown business district and the name "Uptown" is frequently (though somewhat incorrectly) used to refer to the entire community. The name of the community refers to its most prominent physical features, the large and publicly accessible lakes Bde Maka Ska (formerly known as "Lake Calhoun ") and Lake of the Isles . Calhoun-Isles is an affluent part of the city, and people of upper middle class means and above, including young professionals and older millionaires, inhabit

52-591: A Museum In the Streets project, a series of free, self-guided walking tours highlighting business districts along Lake Street, including Uptown. The Uptown Tour spotlights historic businesses and places in the neighborhood, including the origins of Abdallah Candies , Schlampp & Sons Furriers, and the Uptown Theater. The neighborhood experienced civil unrest in the aftermath of the killing of Winston Boogie Smith by law enforcement officers on June 3, 2021. Smith,

78-405: A 32-year-old black American man, allegedly fired a gun as they attempted to apprehend him in a parking ramp belonging to Seven Points near West Lake Street and Girard Avenue. Protests were held over subsequent weeks with demonstrators periodically occupying a street intersection and nearby vacant lot near where Smith was killed, until eventually said lot was fenced off. On the night of June 13,

104-549: A demonstrator, Deona Knajdek , was killed when a vehicle rammed into a street demonstration. Uptown is a mix of various cultural strains and is considered an area for young people to live and shop. It was formerly known as a vibrant center for artists and musicians, a center for Counterculture , and hippies , similar to East Village, Manhattan . The artist community was popularized by the musician Prince , who started his career in Uptown. The area has experienced gentrification , and

130-630: A few years before this release (and not connected to any albums), they were not used as promotional tools for Crystal Ball . " Days of Wild " was released as a limited-release single in 2002, using a different live version than included here. Prince did not tour or make any TV appearances to support the album. The album reached number 62 on the Billboard 200 , and number 59 on the Billboard Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. All tracks are written by Prince , except where noted Notes The Truth

156-456: A high school degree or higher. The median household income is $ 34,216.00, the median family income is $ 38,634.00. Uptown is renowned for its lively arts and entertainment options that feature many restaurants, stores, night clubs, bars, and theaters. In the 2000s, however, the neighborhoods surrounding Uptown have seen a surge in gentrification . This has caused an increase in property value and in property taxes . The Uptown Transit Station

182-517: A special limited vinyl edition of The Truth was released on Record Store Day . Kamasutra is an instrumental studio album by The NPG Orchestra. It was first released on cassette on February 14, 1997, and later in the limited edition Crystal Ball box set as the fifth CD on January 29, 1998, by NPG Records . The album was written to be played during Prince's wedding to Mayte Garcia in 1996. The tracks range in style from classical music , jazz , and experimentations with various sounds. For example,

208-457: A special limited vinyl edition of The Truth was released on Record Store Day . The album is largely made up of tracks recorded in two periods: 1985–1986 and 1993–1996. The only exception is "Cloreen Bacon Skin", recorded in March 1983. No tracks were recorded specially for this album. However, "2morrow" was recorded after the completion of his previous album, Emancipation , making Crystal Ball

234-700: A studio album as such. Prince avoided using tracks that strongly featured the Revolution , as he intended to release a companion album, Roadhouse Garden , in 1999, containing previously unreleased Prince and the Revolution material (this album remains unreleased, however). Copyright information on the album is given as 1997. No singles were released from the album, although "Love Sign" and "P. Control" had both previously been available as promo-only singles connected to their original albums, 1-800-NEW-FUNK and The Gold Experience , respectively. Although videos for "Acknowledge Me", "Interactive" and "18 & Over" were made

260-583: Is a box set by American recording artist Prince . It includes Crystal Ball , the artist's twentieth studio album, which is a three-disc set of "previously bootlegged " material, together with a fourth disc, The Truth , the twenty-first studio album by Prince. The box set was initially only available through direct orders by phone and internet. The direct order edition included a fifth disc, an instrumental studio album by The NPG Orchestra titled Kamasutra . Shipment of this limited edition 5-CD version started on January 29, 1998, approximately two months before

286-516: Is located on Hennepin Avenue over the 29th Street Greenway and serves Metro Transit buses 6, 12, 17, 21, 23, 53, 114 and 115. The station also has a change machine , a heated interior, binoculars, bike lockers and posts, and a workers lounge and office area. The Midtown Greenway , a former railway cutting which now hosts a bike path, bisects Uptown two blocks north of Lake Street adjacent to 29th Street. Crystal Ball (box set) Crystal Ball

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312-417: Is no longer considered the bohemian area it once was. Many of the older buildings and long-standing businesses in the area have closed or been torn down due to gentrification. But the area is still considered vibrant and walkable. This area has a vast variety of ethnic food and grocery stores from Asian to Mexican to middle eastern. Uptown's more than 20 bars within a three-block radius draw people from across

338-406: Is preserved in the annual Uptown Art Fair. In 1980, Minneapolis musician Prince released his seminal album Dirty Mind , which contained his paean to these artists, appropriately titled " Uptown ". In the 1990s he opened "New Power Generation," a retail store at 1408 West Lake Street, and in 1998 released "Calhoun Square," a song written in 1993, on his Crystal Ball album. A retail renaissance of

364-548: Is the twenty-first studio album by Prince. It was released as the fourth CD in the Crystal Ball box set. The arrangements are mainly based around the acoustic guitar, augmented with elaborate production effects, multi-layered vocals, and occasional percussion and percussive effects. A CD single was released prior to the album, consisting of the record's first two tracks. In 2018, NPG Records released The Truth digitally on Spotify , iTunes , Tidal , and Apple Music . In 2021,

390-641: The 1920s. A commercial district began forming just east of the Lakes Area. At the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and Lagoon Avenue, the Lagoon Theatre was built, a multi-function vaudeville theater. When the Lagoon burnt down in 1939, owners sought to rebuild and the business community took the opportunity to rebrand the area. Following the success of Chicago's Uptown District , the Minneapolis Tribune announced

416-456: The U.S. state of Minnesota , that is centered at the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and West Lake Street . It has traditionally spanned the corners of four neighborhoods, Lowry Hill East , East Bde Maka Ska , South Uptown and East Isles neighborhoods, which are all within the Calhoun Isles community. Historically, the boundaries of Uptown are Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) to

442-428: The age of 65. The median age is 29 years old. The majority age of this area is people 18 years and older. The average household size is 2.05 while the average family size is 3.19. Uptown Minneapolis has a total of 15,033 housing units of which 75% are renter occupied while 3% of housing units were vacant. Social characteristics showed 40.08% of population completed a bachelor's degree or higher while 84.9% had completed

468-427: The area occurred in the 1980s when Seven Points (formerly named Calhoun Square) was developed. Combining a half block of existing storefront buildings plus new construction, the renovation turned the area into a competitive retail draw from Downtown and from the suburban dales (malls). As the popularity of Uptown as a residential district grew again, the definition of the area expanded. The Lake Street Council launched

494-474: The community. The Uptown district is known for its entertainment and nightlife. 44°57′41″N 93°18′35″W  /  44.9613°N 93.3097°W  / 44.9613; -93.3097 This article about a location in Hennepin County, Minnesota is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Uptown, Minneapolis Uptown is a commercial district in southwestern Minneapolis in

520-514: The first album on which it could have been included. The album contains seven remixes or alternate versions of previously released tracks: " Love Sign (Shock G’s Silky Remix)", "So Dark" (a remix of "Dark"), "Tell Me How U Wanna B Done" (a remix of "The Continental"), "Interactive", "Good Love", "Get Loose" (a remix of "Loose!"), and "P. Control (Remix)". This is the first Prince album of new material to feature previously released songs, although it primarily serves as an outtakes compilation rather than

546-541: The first full weekend of August. Local, national, and world artists converge to exhibit and sell fine art. Art media include paintings, sculptures, clothing, pottery, jewelry, glass, and mixed media. As of 2000 the current population for Uptown Minneapolis was 30,564 of which 15,947 are male and 14,617 are female. The population consists of 19,314 Caucasians, 4,930 African-Americans, 4,729 Hispanics, 1,630 Asians, 514 Native Americans, and 32 native Hawaiian. Fewer than 3,600 of this population are children under 5 and citizens over

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572-518: The metro area to revel in the district. Uptown seems to draw a "slightly older and 'more sophisticated'" clientele compared to the Warehouse District. Controversy about noise, particularly surrounding bar's rooftop patios. In 2011 City Council Member Meg Tuthill wrote a noise ordinance to address the issue, but it was afterwards withdrawn. The area annually hosts the Uptown Art Fair, during

598-481: The new Uptown District of Minneapolis centered on the newly renamed Uptown Theatre. Through the 20th century, Uptown was primarily a family area centered around nearby West High School at Hennepin and West 28th Street. Modest housing along Lowry Hill met the mansions of Kenwood to the west and around the lakes. Hennepin flourished as a commercial corridor and route from downtown to residential homes, while Uptown served also as an important streetcar route from Uptown to

624-443: The release of the 4-CD version to retail stores on March 21, 1998. The album Crystal Ball is Prince's second triple album in succession, following Emancipation . Each of the three CDs contain ten tracks and last fifty minutes, resembling Emancipation ' s 12-song, sixty-minute disc lengths. In 2018, NPG Records released Crystal Ball and The Truth digitally on Spotify , iTunes , Tidal , and Apple Music . In 2021,

650-556: The vacation homes of Lake Minnetonka . White flight via the freeway system after World War II and closing of West High School in 1982 (razed in 1984) signaled a demographic shift in the area. Blight and crime began moving into Lowry Hill though were kept at bay by the Kenwood area. Neighborhood associations and formal borders were designated in the 1970s as each section of Uptown began addressing domestic problems. During this time, Uptown developed an artist culture. The history of this culture

676-532: The west, Dupont Avenue to the east, 31st Street to the south, and 28th Street to the north; though these borders often vary. Uptown is a popular destination for retail, nightlife, and cultural events, and the district was famously written about by recording artist Prince . The Lakes Area of Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet , and Lake of the Isles became popular in the 1880s as vacation cottages, hotels, and boating recreation became available by streetcar. As Minneapolis expanded south, housing construction boomed through

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