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LBNA is a 501© (3) nonprofit organization established in 1997, and is the City's designated Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) group for this neighborhood. LBNA’s resident action plan for improvements and approved by the City through the LBNA NRP Action Plan in 1995 intended $1.6 million worth of revitalization improvements for our neighborhood in the following categories: Housing, Business, Crime and Safety, Social Environment, and Implementation. Volunteers are needed just one night a month for these committees to help us implement our NRP Action Plan. Thank you for visiting our website today! For more information about our programs, projects and activities go to our Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood Association page.

We want to hear from you! Send us an email with your questions, positive ideas for the neighborhood, or to comment about our website: lindbohanon@aol.com.

Lind-Bohanon was incorporated by the City of Minneapolis in 1887. Early in the neighborhood's development there were strong ties to the Mississippi River. Much of the lumber and supplies for building were brought to the area on barges and other boats.

Many of the large, older homes in the community were boarding houses for people who worked in the Lind-Bohanon area along the Mississippi river. One of the major employers was a workhouse/farm located on the northern section of Lind-Bohanon. Our community's name comes from combining the original school name, Jenny Lind (named for the "Swedish Songbird" who performed for P.T. Barnum's circus for many years), with Bohanon (a founding family that had much influence on the neighborhood).

The neighborhood has an urban history that begins mostly after World War II. Most of the original residents were families of World War II veterans who received buying assistance through the G.I. Bill.

Most recent assets added to the community are the Humboldt Greenway, adding over 100 new single-family and townhomes in our neighborhood. The Shingle Creek housing for adults over 55 and Kingsley Commons for people with Multiple Sclerosis. The Jenny Lind and Olson Middle School are now an upper and lower campus greatly increasing learning opportunities. Patrick Henry High School is among the top IB programs in the nation. Three Rivers Park District's Carl Kroening Interpretive Center is a rich resource center that sits on the banks of the Mississippi River. Bohanon Park (49th and Bryant Ave N) and Ghar Square (51st and Lyndale Ave N) are two large parks for picnics, sports activities, wading pool, hockey rink, baseball fields, tennis courts, and children's play areas. 

LBNA Board with Neighborhood Revitalization Program Director Bob Miller and guests.