Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury

From the genteel elegance of Christ Lutheran Church in Minneapolis to the lowbrow wonder of Porky's Drive—in in St. Paul, the Twin Cities and other Minnesota communities are nothing short of a living museum of midcentury modernism, the new style of architecture that swept through much of America from 1945 to the mid—1960s. Renowned Minnesota architecture critic and historian Larry Millett conducts an eye—opening, spectacularly illustrated tour of this rich and varied landscape.

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