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History of Bloomington, Minnesota:
Bloomington Is Culturally Split Into Two Areas By US Interstate 35W. The Highway Creates A Geographic Barrier Which Carries Through Into Most Of The Daily Life And Language Of Residents. The Area West Of I-35W Is Locally Known As "West Bloomington," And The Area East Is Called "East Bloomington." West Bloomington Functions Largely As A Bedroom Community—East Bloomington Contains Most Of The Industry, As Well As Lower-income Housing, And The Mall Of America.
Most Locals Will Refer To Themselves As Either From "East" Or "West" Bloomington, When They Describe Where They Live. East And West Bloomington Have Separate High Schools, John F. Kennedy And Thomas Jefferson, Respectively.
Bloomington's Third High School, Lincoln High, Was Sold To The Control Data Corporation In The Mid 1980s. Now Controlled By General Dynamics, It Is Used Primarily For Defense Contracting Work Although Bloomington Public Schools Is Now A Tenant.
Normandale Community College Is A Two-year College, With 8,500 Full And Part-time Students, That Has Been In Bloomington Since 1968. It Is Part Of The Minnesota State Colleges And Universities (MnSCU) System.
Bloomington Was The Home From 1961 To 1981 For The Minnesota Vikings And Minnesota Twins At Metropolitan Stadium (now The Site Of The Mall Of America), And The Minnesota North Stars At The Met Center From 1967 To 1993.
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