The year 1956 was a fateful one for downtown Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) approved a plan to renew the Gateway District-the city's entire 19th-century business and commercial core north of Fourth Street-and the Minnesota Highway Department announced plans to build massive freeways into the city and in a canyon ring around downtown. The HRA confirmed that most of the block that was home to the landmark Metropolitan Building would be included in the renewal district and be demolished.
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