Minnesota Experience

For decades, Twin Cities PBS (TPT) has dived into the whitewater of bygone eras and emerged with insight about our shared past and values as Minnesotans. Tapping into TPT’s rich archive of historical stories and adding new ones to the fold, Minnesota Experience holds the mirror of history up to the modern moment as a force that can forever change who we are and who we want to be.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Minnesota Experience
First Air Date	September 17, 2018
Last Air Date	October 21, 2025
Seasons	6
Episodes	87
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies	Twin Cities Public Television
Networks	PBS

S06E08

The Wild West Bank Sound

Minneapolis’ West Bank neighborhood was once an epicenter of the music world. From the early 1960s, this perennial immigrant landing strip proved an irresistible draw for artists from far and wide, an ever-evolving cauldron of creativity and cultures. This film is a funky flashback, bursting at the seams with memories, all visualized with rare and rich archival photography, footage, and ephemera.

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