WEDNESDAY PICK | "Bridge: A Gathering" commemorates the I-35W tragedy of 2007

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
July 25, 2012

Photo by Mtellin (Creative Commons)

Every Minnesotan remembers where they were when they heard the news about the 2007 collapse of the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River—and where their loved ones were, because the first thing everyone wondered was whether there was any possibility that someone they knew might have been among the 13 who lost their lives in the tragic accident. On August 1, Mayor R.T. Rybak and artists from different disciplines including theater, music, and literature will lead a ceremony of remembrance in the courtyard of the Mill City Museum, among ruins left by a 1991 fire that, mercifully, caused no human casualties.

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©2012 Jay Gabler

WEDNESDAY PICK | Bridge: A Gathering

08/01/2012 - 5:45pm

To mark the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the I-35W Bridge, Twin Cities artists and community leaders will hold a public gathering to reflect on how that day transformed lives and

Mill City Museum

704 N. 2nd St.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 
612-341-7555
http://www.millcitymuseum.org
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