Uptown - similar neighborhoods across the country?

[uptown_urbanist]

I think there were some very wealthy people around the lakes, but the bulk of the residential neighborhoods seem to be a blend of middle and working class people, heavy on families. I wasn't around then, though, so I'm basing that on oral histories and discussions with older people who were around at the time. And while it was never a Jewish neighborhood in the same way that parts of north Minneapolis were, it seems to have had a larger Jewish population than many parts of the city (I know parts of the city had discriminatory housing restrictions, so maybe that was part of it?) and was the long-time home to two synagogues.

[DinerCoffee]

I second the comparison to The Fan in Richmond.

For Atlanta, my first thought was "Little 5 Points," but L5P is smaller and more counterculture than Uptown. I am thinking about what a better comparison would be... Atlanta is such a sprawl, I'll probably end up just giving you a few options for consideration.

[Camden Northsider]

Originally Posted by uptown_urbanist

And while it was never a Jewish neighborhood in the same way that parts of north Minneapolis were, it seems to have had a larger Jewish population than many parts of the city (I know parts of the city had discriminatory housing restrictions, so maybe that was part of it?) and was the long-time home to two synagogues.

Correction- still is the home to the first synagogue established in Minneapolis (and is now the 10th largest congregation in the US?)- taken from Temple's website.

And although just a fraction of what it was, there are still a number of Jewish persons in N Mpls (not sure about actual numbers) and even a couple of synagogues up here.

[uptown_urbanist]

Originally Posted by Camden Northsider

Correction- still is the home to the first synagogue established in Minneapolis (and is now the 10th largest congregation in the US?)- taken from Temple's website.

And although just a fraction of what it was, there are still a number of Jewish persons in N Mpls (not sure about actual numbers) and even a couple of synagogues up here.

Good point/clarification; Adath Jeshurun (which was right down the block from where i grew up; the building is still there, but is now a U.U. church) moved out to Minnetonka, but Temple Israel made the decision to stay in the city.