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]] Prospect Park is a historic Neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota near the University Of Minnesota , bounded by the Mississippi River to the south, the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota to the east, Railroad tracks to the north of University Avenue, and the University of Minnesota's commercial Stadium Village area to the west. The neighborhood is mostly Middle and Upper Middle Class , but it contains the Glendale Housing Projects for low-income residents as well as being home to many University of Minnesota students. Prospect Park is entirely within Minneapolis' Ward 2 , currently represented by Cam Gordon on the Minneapolis City Council . LANDMARKS The neighborhood contains the highest natural point in the city of Minneapolis, on which stands the "Witch's Hat" water tower. The water tower is listed on the National Register Of Historic Places . It is often claimed that this water tower was part of the inspiration for Bob Dylan 's song " All Along The Watchtower ", although this is hard to substantiate. The neighborhood is home to two different community centers, one at Pratt Elementary School and one at Luxton Park. It also contains the Malcolm Willey House , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright . The house played a large part in preventing its destruction when Interstate 94 was built in the 1950s . The current goal of the neighborhood is to establish an "urban-village" feel - that is, a somewhat self-contained feel in the context of a larger city. Prospect Park also has a few surviving houses from the 19th Century . OTHER The neighborhood has an annual "Ice Cream Social" on the first Friday of June, a get-together for the neighborhood with food, music and other entertainment. It is the one time of year when the interior of the water tower is opened to the public, allowing for a panoramic view of Minneapolis from the top. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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