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HISTORY <br />Cooperation has always been a cornerstone. Seward’s first cooperative, Franklin Cooperative Creamery, <br />founded in 1919, created union jobs with fair wages and health benefits. The Seward Community Co-op <br />grocery, a neighborhood hub since 1972, recently leased the Creamery’s building for expansion. The <br />neighborhood is also home to the oldest worker-run restaurant in the U.S., Seward Cafe. <br />HOUSING STOCK <br />A statistically classic Minneapolis neighborhood, Seward’s housing stock is a mix of high-rises, duplexes, and <br />single-family homes, some dating back to the turn of the century, some 1930s bungalows. The average home <br />price is about the average for most of Minneapolis (right around $200,000), andmany people rent. <br />SCHOOLS TO NOTE <br />Minnehaha Academy <br />Located near the border of Seward and Longfellow, this pre-K through grade 12 Christian academy has been <br />helping students develop both intellect and character through a rigorous liberal arts curriculum for more than <br />100 years. <br />minnehahaacademy.net <br />South High School <br />Minneapolis’s largest pubic high school offers three different small learning programs, each with its own <br />learning mission. The school hasturned out some notable alumni such as Josh Hartnett and Rachael Leigh <br />Cook.south.mpls.k12.mn.us <br />LOCALS LOVE <br />Birchwood Cafe <br />This buzzing neighborhood hub wins with regulars and newbiesalike, with a full and fresh menu plus beer and <br />wine. The owners get to know their farmers who source their meat and produce, which means the items <br />change each season. The brunch is one of the hottest seats in town, especially if you’re gluten-free or <br />vegan. <br />birchwoodcafe.com <br />Milwaukee Avenue Historic District <br />Built in the late 19th century for low-income residents, these houses were saved from demolition in the 1970s <br />by the neighborhood. The adorable two-block strip of houses is now on the National Register of Historic <br />Places. <br />milwaukeeavenue.net <br />West River Parkway Trail <br />It runs from Northeast Minneapolis to Minnehaha Park where there’s even more trails. The Seward portion <br />boasts some of the best views of the city of Minneapolis, and some of the best commuter access, <br />too. <br />minneapolisparks.org <br /> <br />