Comments on: minneapolis craigslist > business > skyway for sale

By: matt olson

matt olson — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:52:26 +0000

here's my history with that Skyway. i thought the retreat idea they proposed was probably the end for my hope of owning it but...

By: Julie Caniglia

Julie Caniglia — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:19:11 +0000

I wrote about these architects and their skyway a couple of years ago, after they had purchased it from the U of M - somebody needs to do something with it, it's too cool to just sit there and rust! I think one of their ideas was to use it as an ice-skating warming hut or community center in a park somewhere - not unlike the role the Flatpak House plays now in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Also, I think their use of Craigslist is purely pragmatic - they can only move this massive thing so far.

By: Michael Aaronson

Michael Aaronson — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:18:03 +0000

You take the skyway, high above the busy little one-way
In my stupid hat and gloves, at night I lie awake
Wonderin’ if I’ll sleep
Wonderin’ if we’ll meet out in the street

But you take the skyway
It don’t move at all like a subway
It’s got bums when it’s cold like any other place
It’s warm up inside
Sittin’ down and waitin’ for a ride
Beneath the skyway

Oh, then one day, I saw you walkin’ down that little one-way
Where, the place I’d catch my ride most everyday
There wasn’t a damn thing I could do or say
Up in the skyway

Skyway
Skyway (sky away)

-”Skyway” (lyrics by Paul Westerberg) from The Replacements’ album “Pleased to Meet Me” (1987).

By: JT

JT — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:50:56 +0000

That’s a new one for sure! The downside with Craigslist is that people in other cities won’t see it unless they use something like CraigZoom .