Photo: #A woman carries the figure of a bus driver into the "Right on Lake Street" exhibit.
Photo: #Laura Kling and Paul Schadewald, of Macalester College, look over the blueprints of the Lake St. exhibit. Plans for the exhibit have been in the making since 2004.
Photo: #Papier-mache cyclists, created by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre, ride over the Lake St. bridge.
Photo: #Painted figures of the Millers baseball team are tucked into the Lake St. exhibit.
Photo: #The Rialto Theater, which sat on what is now a parking lot, was once a key destination on Lake St.

Take a 'Right on Lake Street'

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio

St. Paul, Minn. — A new exhibit opening Tuesday at the Minnesota History Center explores the continuing transformation of Lake St. in Minneapolis.

"Right on Lake Street" is a unique collaboration between the History Center, Macalester College and In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer stopped by Monday as the display was being assembled, to take a closer look at the exhibit.

She spoke with Paul Schadewald, Macalester's associate director of civic engagement, and Laura Kling, a Macalester student who spent many hours walking Lake St. in search of its history.

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