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Viewfinder: A Mission to Fridley's Moon Plaza Mall

Not quite as old as the moon itself, Moon Plaza still shines along University Avenue NE.

 
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Plaza Cleaners President Delaine Tuomi steams a coat on Thursday at the Moon Plaza. Tuomi said Plaza Cleaners was opened by her parents in 1966, and is a three-generation business.
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Moon Plaza strip mall, located on University Ave. in Fridley, has been open since 1965.
Cars pass Moon Plaza strip mall on University Ave. in Fridley, Minn on Thursday.
Plaza Cleaners President Delaine Tuomi steams a coat on Thursday at the Moon Plaza. Tuomi said Plaza Cleaners was opened by her parents in 1966, and is a three-generation business.
Plaza Cleaners Employee Jocelyn Borgan organizes dry cleaning at the Moon Plaza in Fridley.
Plaza Cleaners President Delaine Tuomi, right, and her son Ben Tuomi work at Moon Plaza on Thursday. "We are real hands-on" said Delaine Toumi.
A pedestrian walks into the Moon Plaza strip mall on University Ave. in Fridley.

The Moon Plaza mall is just down University Avenue NE from Fridley's Municipal Center, and it's almost as much of a landmark. Here's an inside look at a few of the shops along Moon Plaza's storied strip.

What do you like about Moon Plaza? Tell us in the comments.

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Laurie Buck

8:05 am on Friday, March 11, 2011

What? No pics of the video store that has porn?

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Chris Steller

9:33 am on Friday, March 11, 2011

Laurie, Ali Haupt is a very selective photographer—part of what makes her good.

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