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LOCATION The neighborhood is centered around the intersection of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue , just east of Lake Calhoun . Calhoun Square is the prominent structure and contains many businesses. According to the Uptown Association, a group of business owners and landlords, the boundaries of Uptown are Lake Calhoun to the west, Dupont Street to the east, 31st Street to the south, and 28th street to the north. However, in common usage, area people use the term "Uptown" to refer to the Calhoun Isles region of the city as a whole, as far west as the other side of Lake Calhoun, as far south as 36th Street, as far east as Lyndale Avenue or even Nicollet Avenue , and as far north as Franklin Avenue . This usage is often accompanied by the user’s acknowledgement that they are stretching the use of the word “Uptown.” At the same time, the commercial and residential development of Uptown is expanding, and a larger defined area than the corporately-defined one is in order. Uptown proper primarily is made of parts of the Lowry Hill East , ECCO , Carag and East Isles neighborhoods. ART AND CULTURE Cultural Geography Uptown is a mix of various cultural strains and is considered a trendy area for young people to live and shop, a vibrant center for artists and musicians, a welcoming community for LGBT individuals, and a highly desirable address for young professionals. Many homeless individuals spend their day and much of the evening there, but do not spend the night there for lack of quiet sheltered areas. Much more numerous are the young professionals from throughout the Twin Cities who come at night, especially on the weekends, to visit local restaurants and bars. Uptown Art Fair Uptown annually hosts the Metris Uptown Art Fair, during the first full weekend of August (in 2005 , the art fair took place on the weekend of August 5-7). Local, national, and world artists converge to exhibit and sell art. Art media include paintings, sculptures, clothing, pottery, jewelry, kitchenware, and Knick-knacks . Art cost ranges from $6 (USD), for prints, and up into the hundreds or thousands of USD for paintings. Coffeeshops and Cafés Coffeeshops and cafés are an important venue for social life in Uptown. Younger people often spend their free time patronizing them. Many local artists and musicians haunt the coffee shops. This has been noted by visiting rappers and is somewhat characteristic of the Twin Cities Metro area in general. The Twin Cities ’ love of Coffeeshops is reflected in the name of the local non-profit literary publisher Coffeehouse Press . Prince and Local Hip Hop In 1980, 'The Minneapolis Genius' Prince released his seminal recording, ''Dirty Mind'' which contained his paean to the artistic center of Minneapolis, appropriately titled, "Uptown." Nearby Fifth Element is the center of a vibrant local Hip Hop scene. It is owned by members of local group Atmosphere , among others. Uptown is featured in the first section of "Crosstown", a song by local Hip Hop Music crew Dialogue Elevaters Crew on their album ''Elevater Music''. Gentrification Housing in Uptown has seen a recent surge in Gentrification . This has caused an increase in Property Value and in Property Taxes . At the same time, there is a glut of available rental housing in the area, resulting in lower-than-city-average rents. BUSINESS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS Businesses in Uptown include many restaurants, bars, book stores, music stores, cafés, clothing stores, furniture and housewares stores, two indie movie theaters, an Improv Comedy theater, and several specialty stores. Restaurants in Uptown
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Other Places The Walker Library is underground beneath a small park located at Hennepin Avenue and Lagoon Street . It is denoted by large metal letters: "L-I-B-R-A-R-Y" . The Uptown Transit Station is located on Hennepin Avenue over the 29th Street Greenway and serves Metro Transit buses 6, 12, 17, 21, 23, 53, 114, 115, 681. The station also has a Change Machine , a heated interior, binoculars, bike lockers and posts, and a workers lounge and office area. Joyce United Methodist Church is located on 31st Street and Fremont Avenue. ComedySportz is located in Calhoun Square at Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street . The Midtown Greenway (also at the Midtown Greenway Coalition ), a former railway cutting which now hosts a bike path, bisects Uptown roughly a block north of Lake street (where 29th Street would normally have been located). The Wedge Community Cooperative grocery store is located at 2105 Lyndale Ave. S and is one of the largest Cooperative Groceries in the city. EXTERNAL LINKS
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