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Stories Set in Minneapolis
Lakes, indoor walkways and long winters: Minneapolis built Prince, public radio and the biggest mall in America. Cold breeds interiors, and its stories live inside them — recording studios, arenas, locked rooms. Purple Rain is the scripture; Stephen King's The Institute hid in the suburbs. Open Minneapolis on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Minneapolis on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Minneapolis
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Browse 29 books, 25 movies and 1 TV show set in Minneapolis.

Big Time Rush
Four teenage friends move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to form a potential chart-topping boy band after Kendall is inadvertently discovered by an eccentric record executive, Gustavo Rocque. As they seize this…

NFL Super Bowl LII Champions: The Philadelphia Eagles
The unforgettable 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII is just part of the story of the Eagles remarkable season. NFL Films takes you on a journey through each game from the opening kick off in…

Purple Rain
A victim of his own anger the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band the Revolution escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father…

The Institute
In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake…

WWE Bragging Rights 2010
Bragging Rights (2010) was a PPV that took place on October 24 2010 at the Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota. It was the second and final Bragging Rights event. The primary match of the evening was a 14-man…

Those Who Save Us
For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter, Trudy, was only three when she and her mother were liberated by an American soldier and went to live with…

UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot
UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 5 2012 at the Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota. It was the fifth UFC event broadcast live on FX.

Rules of Prey
The "maddog" murderer who is terrorizing the Twin Cities is two things: insane and extremely intelligent. He kills for the pleasure of it and thoroughly enjoys placing elaborate obstacles to keep police befuddled. Each…

AEW Full Gear
It's November 13th and it's time for AEW: Full Gear 2021 live straight from Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota.

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
The eleventh event under the TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs chronology this event will be held at the Target Center in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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