Dinkytown
Dinkytown, USA | |
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Commercial District | |
![]() The Varsity Theater on 4th Street SE | |
Coordinates: 44°58′51″N 93°14′10″W / 44.98083°N 93.23611°W | |
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 | 2 |
Government | |
• Councilmember | Robin Wonsley |
Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 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]