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Minneapolis's Most Famous Street Gets Ready For a Makeover

Built in 1968 and last updated in 1991, Nicollet Mall is getting a new name and look.
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Today’s Nicollet Mall may not inspire an impulsive, Mary Tyler Moore hat toss.

Decades after the TV star first excitedly threw her hat in the air at 7th and Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis (there’s a statue to commemorate the gesture), the city’s most famous street is ready for a new look.