Construction on the North Loop began in 1950.

Whether the drawing power of those great high-culture institutions will rub off on the North Loop is unknown.

The district includes a significant part of the Downtown West neighborhood and five blocks of the North Loop.

The North Loop is a neighborhood of the Central community of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The North Loop is located just northwest of the central business district between downtown Minneapolis and the Mississippi River.

Streets in the North Loop are oriented to be parallel to the river, which means that they run at a 45-degree angle.

For most of its history, the North Loop was an industrial area.

Since the mid-1990s, when the gentrification of the neighborhood accelerated, thousands of people have moved into the North Loop.

The remaining sections of the North Loop will be completed during early 2013 and will be open for use on June 1, 2013.

But in the last few years the North Loop has seen an aggressive fight against deterioration.