Inessentials

I can’t begin to describe how affecting this image is:

That’s the historic Mickey’s Diner in downtown St. Paul, MN - an icon so beloved and so representative of Minnesota’s vision of itself that it was the setting for the closing scene in Robert Altman’s Prairie Home Companion, written by hometown hero Garrison Keillor. The diner is hard to see, obscured by the tear gas.

Minnesota Public Radio’s Bob Collins includes this quote with the image:

“Inviting as many as 20,000 guests to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the convention will have an incredible economic impact. People will stay in hotels. Go out to dinner. Spend money. Shop. And return home with wonderful stories to tell about Minneapolis-St. Paul.“ 

Jeremy Hansen, spokesman for Mayor R.T. Rybak
September 28, 2006
After the Twin Cities were awarded the convention

(h/t Kevin)