MINNEAPOLIS — The skies of downtown Minneapolis glowed purple from buildings and bridges as people clad in — what else? — purple danced in the street on June 2. It was time to celebrate the official unveiling of a new 100-foot-tall mural of the city's most famous music star, Prince.
Dig if you will this mural: It depicts the Minneapolis native at three different stages — pre-stardom, "Purple Rain" flamboyance and '00s glory, clutching a gold glyph-shaped guitar.
The canvas of Miami street artist Hiero Veiga is a brick wall of the Ramp A parking structure. The site — on 1st Avenue North near 8th Street — is right around the corner from First Avenue, where Prince famously filmed his 1984 movie "Purple Rain."
