Corcoran
Corcoran is a community knit together by generosity. For more than seventy years, the neighborhood has grounded the south side of Minneapolis. Primarily known as a residential neighborhood, Corcoran connects many of the larger contiguous neighborhoods around it, serving as both a convenient crossroads for visitors and a soft landing place for residents. In Corcoran, sharing is a core value. Every block has an array of free-and-for-trade groups, where people share everything from seeds to cars, books to clothing, babysitting referrals to open guest rooms. Together, Corcoran neighbors are committed to resource- and skill-sharing as essential tenets of community. The strength and dynamism of this community is visible every Saturday from May through October at the Midtown Farmers Market, one of the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization's oldest traditions. Founded in 2003 through neighborhood partnership, coalition, and community cooperation, the Midtown Farmers Market furthers the Corcoran neighborhood's commitment to building community-based systems of support, and connecting community members in mutually beneficial exchanges of resources and information. In Corcoran, food and foodways are not just static objects, but are living practices: sites of play, expansion, care, culture, and grounding. Through these bonds, the Farmers Market—and Corcoran itself—has grown to share much more than food. Community members have lifted each other up in the tides of uprising and grounded each other in the wake of devastation. At the Farmers Market, community clinics distribute Narcan, neighborhood organizations pass out free snacks, and local artists share their work and stories. Corcoran is not just a residential neighborhood, but a neighborhood that places home at their heart and takes connection as their responsibility: the kind of neighborhood where every Saturday, for a moment, everyone is a Corcoran resident.
Corcoran is your go-to for:
Diversity: Influenced by many generations of immigrant entrepreneurs, Midtown’s businesses reflect Minneapolis’ diversity.
Markets: Small grocers and convenience shops means that your essential needs are always within reach including the Midtown Farmers Market
History: With two unique museums, the Somali Museum of Minnesota and American Swedish Institute, Midtown holds a lot of Minneapolis' history.
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