Funky Aspects: Past and Present Brett Krell Shannon Mcnamee Ben Malakoff

Funky: Defined  Unconventional  Bizarre  Cross-Cultural  Public Hangouts  Non-Mainstream Recreation/Entertainment  Pedestrian Friendly  Mixed-use Zoning & Layout

Funky: defined (cont.)  Upended Facilities  Independent Politics  Alternative Economy  Legal Positive-Expectation Gambling  Freedom in Bedroom  Other

Funky aspects: Saulpaugh Hotel  Opened in 1888  Social center in Mankato  More expensive than courthouse  Had some famous guests  Torn down in ‘75

Funky Aspects: Geography  Along Minnesota river  Was a convenient stopping spot for steamboats  Located in a valley  Hilly terrain  First called Mahkato, which means greenish-blue earth

Funky aspects: Dakota Massacre Happened in downtown Mankato, now called Memorial Park Dec. 26 th Native Americans were hung Most extensive execution in US history Plaque located off to the side reminiscing about the event

Funky aspects: B-Dubs  Buffalo Wildwings  Falls into the public hangout category of funky places  Twelve different varieties of wings  Part of intergovernmental center  Upended facility

Funky aspects: Row Houses  Unconventional regional customs  Not normally in small towns  Usually in larger cities like St. Paul or Minneapolis  Some located on Parsons St.  Located on same blocks as conventional houses

Funky aspects: Mental images  Paths: Madison Ave, Riverfront Drive, and Sakata bike trail  Edges: Hwy. 14, Mankato-North Mankato bridge  Districts: Old Downtown, Barmuda Triangle, River Hills Mall, Restaurant Ave. (Madison Ave.)

Funky Aspects: Mental Images (Cont.)  Nodes: Perkins, Erbert’s and Gerber’s  Landmarks: River Hills Mall, the buffalo, the hill, bridge, MSU

In Conclusion… By classifying Mankato into Kramer’s categories, you can definitely derive that Mankato is a funky town. Mankato is a continuously expanding and changing city and will continue to set urban planning standards for other cities in the future

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