If you're on BlueSky and have any interest in Minneapolis (and sometimes Saint Paul) history, Vince Mpls is a must-follow.
About a week ago, he shared this image of the Minneapolis Industrial Exhibition:
And this description:
Aug 23 1886: Minneapolis Industrial Exposition opens on the East Bank of the Mississippi in Minneapolis, attracting 500,000 visitors in the next 5 weeks. Intended to rival to the Minnesota State Fair over in St Paul, its success was short-lived. By 1903 it was a warehouse, then a ruin, finally torn down in 1945.
A follow-up comment gave the exact location:
It was on the riverfront just to the left as you crossed the 3rd Avenue bridge from downtown. The "front door" led down to a railroad station on Main Street SE, currently the retaining wall for Lourdes Square townhomes.
He posted this photo to accompany that, showing how the building related to the 3rd Avenue bridge:
It looks as though dome was gone by the time the photo was taken.
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