Marcy-Holmes

Marcy-Holmes is the first neighborhood of Minneapolis. It is named for William L. Marcy and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River, the University of Minnesota, the East Hennepin/Central Avenue commercial area, and the Como Neighborhood. It is home to the famous commercial district, Dinkytown. It also provides housing for students at the University of Minnesota. Marcy-Holmes is entirely within Minneapolis' Ward 3, currently represented by Diane Hofstede on the Minneapolis City Council. ^ "Neighborhood Profile on the City of Minneapolis website". http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/neighborhoods/marcyholmes_profile_home.asp.