Vince Mpls
@vincempls.bsky.social
Minneapolis urbanist, Saint Paul enthusiast, transit nerd, #localangle fan, called "an amateur historian" by Fox News.
🏳️🌈📍Twin Cities, Mni Sóta
🏳️🌈📍Twin Cities, Mni Sóta
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And that's a wrap. At 3:47PM the last passenger train leaves Minneapolis for good. These particular tracks were first laid in 1867, becoming the transcontinental mainline of JJ Hill's Great Northern Railway empire and the nation's gateway to the Pacific Northwest.
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This dude knows when he's been out-lensed.
January 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This dude knows when he's been out-lensed.
#OnThisDay Jan 5 1888: The University of Minnesota School of Mines opens as Professor William Appleby instructs a class of 4 students. It then dramatically expands during the state's iron ore boom. In 1970 it closes as focus shifts from extraction to materials science.
January 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
#OnThisDay Jan 5 1888: The University of Minnesota School of Mines opens as Professor William Appleby instructs a class of 4 students. It then dramatically expands during the state's iron ore boom. In 1970 it closes as focus shifts from extraction to materials science.
And right on schedule, Soup just delivered an updated Klobmentum meme on the other place. Stay tuned for refinements to this meme as events unfold.
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
And right on schedule, Soup just delivered an updated Klobmentum meme on the other place. Stay tuned for refinements to this meme as events unfold.
It's a little dusty, I forget who made it (soup or donavon on twitter?) but whoever it was can easily touch it up for this moment.
January 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
It's a little dusty, I forget who made it (soup or donavon on twitter?) but whoever it was can easily touch it up for this moment.
This is what this very same spot looked like in 1869 and 1970
January 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This is what this very same spot looked like in 1869 and 1970
And that's a wrap. At 3:47PM the last passenger train leaves Minneapolis for good. These particular tracks were first laid in 1867, becoming the transcontinental mainline of JJ Hill's Great Northern Railway empire and the nation's gateway to the Pacific Northwest.
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
And that's a wrap. At 3:47PM the last passenger train leaves Minneapolis for good. These particular tracks were first laid in 1867, becoming the transcontinental mainline of JJ Hill's Great Northern Railway empire and the nation's gateway to the Pacific Northwest.
#OnThisDay Jan 4, 1999: Jesse Ventura is sworn in as the 38th Governor of Minnesota.
January 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
#OnThisDay Jan 4, 1999: Jesse Ventura is sworn in as the 38th Governor of Minnesota.
All aboard the @vikings.bsky.social train
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
All aboard the @vikings.bsky.social train
Sept 1 1939: The Führer announces that Poland is a clear danger to the nation, and that "In order to put an end to this lunacy I have no other choice than to meet force with force. Since 5:45 a.m. we have been returning fire, and from now on bombs will be met by bombs."
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Sept 1 1939: The Führer announces that Poland is a clear danger to the nation, and that "In order to put an end to this lunacy I have no other choice than to meet force with force. Since 5:45 a.m. we have been returning fire, and from now on bombs will be met by bombs."
#OnThisDay Jan 2 1917: Led by International Workers of the World, 1000 lumberjacks walk off the job to join the mill worker's strike in Virginia, Minnesota. Police try to crush the strike by running the lumberjacks out of town, but by February the company grants most of the workers’ demands.
January 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
#OnThisDay Jan 2 1917: Led by International Workers of the World, 1000 lumberjacks walk off the job to join the mill worker's strike in Virginia, Minnesota. Police try to crush the strike by running the lumberjacks out of town, but by February the company grants most of the workers’ demands.
#OnThisDay Jan 2 1935: The "400", Chicago & Northwestern Railway's most famous express passenger train, is introduced between Chicago and St Paul-Minneapolis to compete with the CBQ's Zephyr and Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha. Later upgraded and named "Twin Cities 400", it made the run in 6.5 hours.
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
#OnThisDay Jan 2 1935: The "400", Chicago & Northwestern Railway's most famous express passenger train, is introduced between Chicago and St Paul-Minneapolis to compete with the CBQ's Zephyr and Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha. Later upgraded and named "Twin Cities 400", it made the run in 6.5 hours.
#OnThisDay Jan 2 1905: After 9 years of construction, the Minnesota State Capitol is officially open to the public. A marvel of architecture, decorative arts, and the era's latest tech innovations, it features the world's 2nd largest self-supported marble dome - after St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
#OnThisDay Jan 2 1905: After 9 years of construction, the Minnesota State Capitol is officially open to the public. A marvel of architecture, decorative arts, and the era's latest tech innovations, it features the world's 2nd largest self-supported marble dome - after St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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The Minnesota transit fan bible
January 2, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The Minnesota transit fan bible
The last picture in your roll is your vibe for 2026
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The last picture in your roll is your vibe for 2026
#OnThisDay Jan 1, 1953: Milwaukee Road "Super Domes" begin their first day of regular service on the transcontinental Olympian Hiawatha and the 2 daytime Twin Cities Hiawathas. The first full-length dome cars in the world, they proved awkward to operate but were great publicity for the railroad.
January 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
#OnThisDay Jan 1, 1953: Milwaukee Road "Super Domes" begin their first day of regular service on the transcontinental Olympian Hiawatha and the 2 daytime Twin Cities Hiawathas. The first full-length dome cars in the world, they proved awkward to operate but were great publicity for the railroad.
I'm not going to dignify this video with anything more than a screenshot, but for those of you not on the other site it may be of interest to know that the viral youtuber's mom flew in from Utah to spread her own brand of lies about our city to that audience.
January 1, 2026 at 4:41 AM
I'm not going to dignify this video with anything more than a screenshot, but for those of you not on the other site it may be of interest to know that the viral youtuber's mom flew in from Utah to spread her own brand of lies about our city to that audience.
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I think if you don’t support a blanket overnight parking ban but want spotless roadways I think you don’t understand how this whole thing works.
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I think if you don’t support a blanket overnight parking ban but want spotless roadways I think you don’t understand how this whole thing works.
Happy New Year from Soviet Railways, 1952.
December 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Happy New Year from Soviet Railways, 1952.
#OnThisDay Dec 30, 1890: After 2 years of construction, a Winona & Southwestern excursion train takes investors, dignitaries, and interested citizens out west from Winona, Minnesota, to end of track at Spring Valley, a distance of 57 miles.
December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#OnThisDay Dec 30, 1890: After 2 years of construction, a Winona & Southwestern excursion train takes investors, dignitaries, and interested citizens out west from Winona, Minnesota, to end of track at Spring Valley, a distance of 57 miles.
February 1945: An American GI removes a sign which reads 'Adolf Hitler Street' from the side of war-damaged building in Duren, Germany. All such streets were officially renamed following the Second World War.
December 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
February 1945: An American GI removes a sign which reads 'Adolf Hitler Street' from the side of war-damaged building in Duren, Germany. All such streets were officially renamed following the Second World War.
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Mary (Mary Tyler Moore) does a little bike repair with roommate Rhoda (Valerie Harper, kneeling) in an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mary!
#BornOnThisDay December 29 (1936-2017)
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mary!
#BornOnThisDay December 29 (1936-2017)
December 29, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Mary (Mary Tyler Moore) does a little bike repair with roommate Rhoda (Valerie Harper, kneeling) in an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mary!
#BornOnThisDay December 29 (1936-2017)
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mary!
#BornOnThisDay December 29 (1936-2017)
#OnThisDay Dec 29 1928: The iconic Art Moderne tower crowning the new Sears Roebuck mail-order center in South Minneapolis nears completion. Massive in its day, the 1M sq/ft building is still the 2nd largest in the state in terms of leasable space, after the Mall of America.
December 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#OnThisDay Dec 29 1928: The iconic Art Moderne tower crowning the new Sears Roebuck mail-order center in South Minneapolis nears completion. Massive in its day, the 1M sq/ft building is still the 2nd largest in the state in terms of leasable space, after the Mall of America.
#OnThisDay Dec 29, 2013: The Minnesota @vikings.bsky.social defeat Detroit @detroitlions.bsky.social 14-13 in the last game played in the HHH Metrodome.
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#OnThisDay Dec 29, 2013: The Minnesota @vikings.bsky.social defeat Detroit @detroitlions.bsky.social 14-13 in the last game played in the HHH Metrodome.
#OnThisDay Dec 28 1930: The North Dakota State Capitol building is engulfed in a blaze. Heroic efforts by citizens and firefighters saves key state records like the Constitution, but the historic 1883 building is gone in less than 3 hours.
December 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#OnThisDay Dec 28 1930: The North Dakota State Capitol building is engulfed in a blaze. Heroic efforts by citizens and firefighters saves key state records like the Constitution, but the historic 1883 building is gone in less than 3 hours.