Many Twin Citians may recall the former Shinders bookstore at 8th Street and Hennepin Avenue S. in downtown Minneapolis.
Hennepin and 8th goes from Shinders to Shea
The nationally known marketing and design firm will have offices on the second floor. A new restaurant called Union will open on the first floor, lower level and rooftop deck.
November 10, 2012 at 3:38AM
But now, Shea Inc., the nationally known marketing and design firm, has moved into the 65-year-old former Shinders digs. Shea's offices will be on the second floor, while a new restaurant called Union will open on the first floor, lower level and rooftop deck. Union will open later this month.
Shea has partnered with sculptor Zoran Mojsilov to create a unique sculpture for its office entrance on 8th Street. The installation of the piece begins Monday.
The sculpture is crafted from two carved pieces of stone salvaged from the Metropolitan building, a downtown Minneapolis icon that was torn down in the 1960s, as well as Kasota stone salvaged from demolished railroad underpasses at what is now Target Field. Mojsilov will hang the massive stones together with thin steel rods.
"We wanted to contribute to the commitment to art and improvement of Hennepin Avenue," David Shea said in a statement. "Our entrance, with Zoran's incredible art, will become another vital element to Hennepin Avenue's rebirth."
Shea will occupy about 8,000 square feet of the two-story building, including a portion of the first floor and the second floor. Original stone on the exterior and terrazzo floors inside have been restored, and the rest of the building got a complete overhaul, the firm said.
The quirky newsstand closed in 2007 when owner Robert Weisberg ran into legal troubles.
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