Prospect Park – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Prospect Park community guide

Our directory of neighborhood services, community groups, and reference information catalogs the wealth of resources available to Prospect Park residents. Our focus is what is locally accessible to the Prospect Park neighborhood including immediately adjacent areas.

The original directory was created in 1999 based on an Prospect Park Neighborhood NRP project, and previous printed directories going back to 1970. Since 1999, we have witnessed disruptive change in the listing for our Business & Retail Directory because of: the Great Recession of 2008-2010, the impact of the Prospect Park Light Rail Station in 2014, and then the COVID pandemic in 2020-2022. Many businesses folded and many more have been created. The result? Our directory needs even more help to be kept up to date!

Resources for Resident Homeowners

Live Near Your Work - Information for homebuyers in the 5 U of M neighborhoods.
Homeowner Resource Guide - City of Minneapolis

Resources for Resident Renters

Housing Link - Minnesota resource for finding affordable housing.
Renter Protection Resources - City of Minneapolis
Landlords and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities - State of Minnesota Attorney General's Office
Landlords and Tenants 2003 Law (downloadable PDF)
HomeLine Minneapolis: Repairs Required in Rental Apartments (downloadable PDF)

Neighborhood Services categories

These lists require frequent maintenance and represent our best efforts to update these collections of information. We welcome anyone's suggested updates and corrections.

1998 Prospect Park Neighborhood Directory

Prospect Park Neighborhood Directory 1998

Photo by: Ruth Fen

Resource Directory Evolution

A major effort made in 1998 created an attractive print version of this community guide through the NRP program in 1994-5. Download a printable PDF 1998 version. Ruth Fen and Andy Mickel led the effort to fulfill the vision of "producing a directory of neighborhood services" which would not only help long-time residents, but also could be distributed as part of a welcoming packet to newcomers. This version has been reprinted several times over the past 15 years. Prior to that the 1970 Prospect Park Cooperative Community Information Directory (Jim Youngdale, Chair), and the 1977 Tower Hill Neighbors Community Resources Directory (Anne Barnum Chair, produced by Fran Rector, Marge Johnson, Dottie Quam and Pat Tritz). A 1981 edition followed: Southeast Directory organized by the Neighborhood Relations Committee in 1979 (Anne Barnum, Chair and produced by Catherine Johnson, Vicki Cronin, Helen Kretchmer, Judy Sawyer and Pat Tritz).