Dinkytown
Commercial district in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Dinkytown
Dinkytown, USA | |
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Commercial District | |
![]() The Varsity Theater on 4th Street SE | |
Dinkytown is within the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood of the U.S. city of Minneapolis | |
Coordinates: 44°58′51″N 93°14′10″W / 44.98083°N 93.23611°W / 44.98083; -93.23611Coordinates: 44°58′51″N 93°14′10″W / 44.98083°N 93.23611°W / 44.98083; -93.23611 | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Hennepin |
City | Minneapolis |
Neighborhood | Marcy-Holmes |
Branded | 1940s |
Founded by | Unknown |
Named for | Grodnik or Dinkys |
City Council Ward | 3 |
Government | |
• Councilmember | Steve Fletcher |
Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 612 |
Dinkytown is a commercial district within the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Centered at 14th Avenue Southeast and 4th Street Southeast, the district contains several city blocks occupied by various small businesses, restaurants, bars, and apartment buildings that house mostly University of Minnesota students. Dinkytown is along the North side of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities East Bank campus.[3]
- ^ "Twin Cities Region Population and Household Estimates, 2006" (PDF). Metropolitan Council. 2006-04-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Table 2: Population Estimates for the 100 Most Populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas Based on July 1, 2006 Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. 2007-04-05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ^ Weber, Tom; Kaiser, Emily (July 9, 2015). "The Dinkytown history you don't know: Three stories". Minnesota Public Radio News. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
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