The Mary Tyler Moore Statue

Yes, The Mary Tyler Moore Show is my all-time favorite television sit-com. I remember Mom pointing out scenes of Minneapolis from the opening credits of the show as it played on our portable Panasonic television while she was cutting my hair in the kitchen on a summer night way back in 1970 or 1971. I was young enough to think that Mary actually lived here.

Photo by @mapledipped on Instagram as it appeared in Midwest Living magazine.

Minneapolis - Population

Population 1960: 482,872

U.S. Rank: 25

Population 1970: 434,400

U.S. Rank: 32

Population 1980: 370,951

U.S. Rank: 34

Population 1990: 368,383

U.S. Rank: 42

Population 2000: 382,618

U.S. Rank 45

Photos are from the Minneapolis Aquatennial. Top circa 1930s and bottom circa 2003.