Oh, the drama of the Washington Avenue closure
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Just had to have a little fun with this.
The University of Minnesota has been treating the closure of Washington Avenue with an almost dramatic, end-to-an-era bit of coverage on Twitpic and You-Tube.
I first noticed it when I saw the photo above on Twitter this morning with the message:
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The desolation that is currently Washington Ave. on campus: Eerie, like something out of a movie.
(I do dig the shot.)
Last night, in the run-up to the street's closure, @UMNews posted this:
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@UMNews via Twitpic
Preparing to close Washington Avenue to traffic forever to make way for the light rail - deserted!
UMNews via Lockerz.com
Washington Avenue on the East Bank on campus will close to traffic permanently in a few minutes.
And wait! Could it be ... ?
@UMNews via Twitpic
The last car to ever drive across Washington Avenue?
And then, perhaps, that last, misty-eyed look backward:
@UMNews via Twitpic
Cars will never again drive on this stretch of Washington Avenue.
But don't fret!
The U is looking forward to all the coolness that Washington Avenue will bring when it rises again as a Central Corridor section in 2014:
