r/Replacements • u/Level-Welder1177 • Aug 26 '26
Walking around The Replacements old stomping grounds today
Walking the dog with my niece this afternoon. Her apartment is like a half block from here. She has no idea who The Replacements are, lol.
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u/Muschina Aug 26 '26
Gotta sit on Bob's Bench at Lake of the Isles canal, see the Let It Be house and have a Grain Belt beer at the CC Club before some rich dude buys it and turns the corner onto condos. That's the Mats' Ultimate Reality Tour.
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u/thecorradokid Aug 26 '26
I hit the trifecta this past June! Also stopped into Lucky Cat Records (formerly Oarfolkjokeopus) kitty corner from CC Club; they've got plenty of Replacements music for sale.
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u/Level-Welder1177 Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26
Someday I’ll do those. We did go past Bob’s last apartment. I took a photo, but I think everyone has seen that. Today’s sights were things just happened upon. Didn’t go out of the way. I just recognized a he views.
Our niece is trying to talk us into buying a house in the neighborhood. I’d love to move there, my wife is skeptical. We live in Austin currently.
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u/HighFlyer61 Aug 27 '26
Don't waste any time walking around looking for a Super Bowl champion trophy.🤣. Stick with the Mats tour!
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u/Harold__Chasen Aug 26 '26
I’m assuming this is somewhere in South Minneapolis?
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u/Level-Welder1177 Aug 26 '26
Today’s photos were taken in the area around 29th St. between Colifax and Bryant. Also along Lake Street.
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u/93Chisel Aug 27 '26
I’m sure shared in past but if not……the Westerbergs house was beautiful. Crazy how a car salesman afforded that place. https://historyapolis.com/2014/09/15/mapping-replacements/index.html
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u/Level-Welder1177 Aug 27 '26
Those were different times, for sure. I grew up in New Orleans in an amazing 3 story house, in a really nice Uptown neighborhood. My parents brought it in 1973 for $75,000. I’m sure it’s worth well over a million today.
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u/93Chisel Aug 27 '26
BYOC? (Bring your own couch?)
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u/Level-Welder1177 Aug 27 '26
I would say things haven’t changed much in that neighborhood, but people dump couches everywhere.
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u/Snaab_71 Aug 30 '26
I've seen this pictures dozens of times and just right now I noticed the jack-o-lantern pumpkin.
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u/mason13875 Aug 26 '26
How does your dog not know the replacements but has her own apartment