Uploaded on 2015-06-09 by jlambvo

![enter image description here][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14338365016215044.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14338367017279897.jpg This is the riverfront area of Minneapolis. The stone arch bridge in the foreground (apparently 21st in span in the world) was constructed completely from locally sourced stones in the 19th century. I find this entire area of our city a fascinating juxtaposition with the surrounding modern infrastructure of concrete bridges and lock & dam. The mill itself, was once a center of global flour distribution (the largest flour mill in the U.S. I believe when it blew up), is now a ruin being preserved by imported materials.