38th Street (Minneapolis)

This article is about the historic east-west street corridor. For the memorialized section of Chicago Avenue, see George Floyd Square.

38th Street
A food market at East 38th Street and 4th Avenue South in Minneapolis, 1975
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OwnerCity of Minneapolis
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Nearest metro station  Blue Line 
38th Street station
Coordinates44°56′03″N 93°15′45″W / 44.9342°N 93.2625°W / 44.9342; -93.2625
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junctions		 I-35W, Exit 14
EastEast 38th Street
WestWest 38th Street
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38th Street is a major east-west roadway in the U.S. city of Minneapolis and an officially designated cultural district in the Powderhorn community.[2] The area developed into a residential zone when the Chicago Avenue street car line was extended to East 38th Street in 1880. Since the 1930s, the area has featured many Black-owned businesses, and the surrounding neighborhoods have had distinct histories from other neighborhoods in Minneapolis due to racial settlement patterns that concentrated Black residents there.

After several decades of economic stagnation, the historic character of the 38th Street neighborhood changed in the 2000s with an influx of Latino residents, as the Black and White populations declined.[3] In the 2010s, concerns about gentrification resulted in residents and city leaders seeking to preserve the historic cultural characteristics of the 38th Street corridor.[4] In 2020, the murder of George Floyd took place outside the Cup Foods grocery store, which brought worldwide recognition of the 38th and Chicago street intersection.[5]

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  2. ^ Staff (August 14, 2020). "Minneapolis City Council Approves 7 New Cultural Districts To Advance Equity, Fuel Economic Growth". WCCO. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Beneath the Surface: A Snapshot of CURA's Gentrification Interview Data in South Minneapolis" (PDF). Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. February 23, 2018 – via University of Minnesota (online).
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  5. ^ Staff (September 18, 2020). "Minneapolis City Council approves George Perry Floyd Jr. Place as commemorative name for portion of Chicago Avenue". KSTP. Retrieved November 25, 2020.