Dinkytown Dinkytown, USA | |
|---|---|
Commercial District | |
 The Varsity Theater on 4th Street SE | |
 Interactive map of Dinkytown | |
| Coordinates:44°58′51″N93°14′10″W / 44.98083°N 93.23611°W /44.98083; -93.23611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Neighborhood | Marcy-Holmes |
| Branded | 1940s |
| Founded by | Unknown |
| Named after | 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 theMarcy-Holmes neighborhood inMinneapolis,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 mostlyUniversity of Minnesota students. Dinkytown is along the North side of theUniversity of MinnesotaTwin Cities East Bank campus.[3]
Notable landmarks include the Dinkydome (a former theological seminary converted to a food court, which sometime later was converted into loft space), the Loring Pasta Bar (formerly Gray's Campus Drug and also the building whereBob Dylan lived in Minneapolis),Al's Breakfast (arguably the city's smallest restaurant), and the Varsity Theater. It's also the location of the second store opened byRichard M. Schulze called "Sound of Music", which later becameBest Buy and is now closed.[4]
The formerMarshall-University High School on the corner of 14th Avenue and 5th Street was closed in 1982 due to changing city population demographics and was purchased and converted into the University Technology Enterprise Center (UTEC) for startups.[5] The building was razed in 2013, and today the location is home to The Marshall, an apartment building for University students. The Chateau co-op built theirbrutalist-style 22-story apartment in 1973 at 13th Avenue Southeast and 5th Street Southeast.[6]
 | This sectionneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.(August 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
The City of Minneapolis' Heritage Preservation designated a portion of the area as the Dinkytown Commercial Historic District in 2015, due to its significance in the history of streetcar development.[7] The historic district covers an area roughly two blocks around, surrounding the intersection of 14th Avenue Southeast and 4th Street Southeast.[8]
The name Dinkytown is of uncertain origin, although it was in definite use by 1948, when the Dinkytown Business Association formed.Stories regarding the origin of the name include:
