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Happy Sigh.

May 2, 2007 1:10 AM

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The lease is signed! The quick-take is accomplished! The railroad is happy!

Get your cars out of that lot, people! It's time to dig!

This was from January 19, 2007, when it looked like wonderful things might never happen here.

Cudos, gentlemen.

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– Bernie Williams

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7:42 PM It moves to the left in the image and begins to blossom.

Ye Olde Tyme Vegetable Cart (and its modern cousin)

The mounds have grown seating supports

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Installation in action (Home Plate Box)

That's Fifth Street (and a tattooed arm) in the foreground.

At TF, you never know when you may bump into a Pohlad

The flowers don't have quite the fullness depicted in the original sketches (where they were positively overflowing), but they are quite lovely -- a great, subtle touch. And that's probably a very challenging place to grow anything.

The Overlook

This is the entrance behind home plate (not visible in the renderings which have been released). It shows that the upper deck is set back from the facade -- a very good thing if it remains in the final design.

Intersection overview

Memorabilia on display in the Metropolitan Club

This is a good overview of the spot where the Northstar (bottom) and LRT (top) will intersect.

Harmon Killebrew

Click to see the whole page from this 1971 program.

A beautiful, glowing sunset after the rain.

Twins president Dave St. Peter presents his list of fan suggestions to the Ballpark Authority

Metropolitan Club

Site plan for the new Nationals ballpark, with the size of the Rapid Park site overlaid

Section 101, Row 34

Serious home dugout work in progress.

The reverse angle shows that the signage will only partially obscure views from the top of the ramp. The wall is pretty high up there, so you'll need something to stand on, but it appears that this is one of the so-called "knotholes".

Quote wall

A mural featuring the names of a bunch of Minnesota towns.

Mary Larson (left), a music teacher from Maple Grove, was a TwinsFest SSB winner and got to sing the anthem before the game.

Ready for action.

This is the left field pavilion in the original concept model. The restaurant pictured to its right has been moved, and the seating area has been extended at least one full section toward center.