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| city_state = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| opened = March 5, 1978
| closed = June 30, 2020
| store_type = Pre-1987 Prototype
| floor_area = {{convert|91805|sqft|m2}}
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'''Kmart #3405''' iswas a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[10 West Lake Street (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|10 West Lake Street]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. The store opened March 5, 1978 and closed June 30, 2020.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit "Kmart latest"] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref> [[Nicollet Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|Nicollet Avenue]], a major thoroughfare in the area, was closed between [[29th Street (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|29th Street]] and [[Lake Street (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|Lake Street]] and blocked by the store building, requiring traffic to go around it on [[Blaisdell Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|Blaisdell Avenue]] (southbound) and [[1st Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|1st Avenue]] (northbound). This closure was controversial for decades, with the city's director of Community Planning and Economic Development describing it in 2014 as "the worst planning mistake in Minneapolis history." After the bankruptcy of [[Sears Holdings Corporation]], the city agreed in March 2020 to close and demolish the store, reopen Nicollet, and redevelop the area.<ref>Lee, Jessica. [https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2020/03/minneapolis-decision-to-buy-and-demolish-minnesotas-last-kmart-explained/ "Minneapolis’ decision to buy and demolish Minnesota’s last Kmart, explained"], [[MinnPost]], March 6, 2020.</ref> It was originally planned to close on June 30, but the store was damaged by rioting during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests George Floyd protests] and stated that it would not reopen. At the time of its closure, it was the only remaining Kmart store in Minnesota.<ref>Ewoldt, John. [https://www.startribune.com/unrest-after-george-floyd-s-death-means-a-premature-close-for-kmart/571055262/ "At Kmart in Minneapolis, the blue light special's last gleaming"], [[Minneapolis Star-Tribune]], June 6, 2020.</ref>
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