After months of rumor, developers’ plans to
transformrevert Block E into a massivecasinocollection of adult bookstores, seedy lumberjack bars and illegal art studios were finally officially unveiled today.
Alatus Partner Bob LuxA person that would actually go downtown on a regular basis says Block E’s fatal problem to date has been its reputation as arough-and-tumble spotsuper-lame failed northern outpost of the Mall of America where teenagers and tourists hang out.“Safety was the main concern,”
Luxsomeone else said. “It’s what is keepingWe need to keep people from the suburbs from coming to downtown Minneapolis.”
“Block E casino plans unveiled,” via City Pages. Corrections by S. 12th. Above: Block E in the 1970s, courtesy Stephen Cysewski.
