According to our local Twin Cities historian/urban geographer, Bill Lindeke, "(the flag) was designed in 1975 by local 10-year-old Tony Di Giovanni as part of a contest put on by the Northeast State Bank. With blue and white stripes and the red star-spangled "NE" in the corner, the flag is a striking and vexillologically sound design! The Northeast State Bank, ran for decades by local businessman and community pillar Walter Rasmussen, has long been proud of its flags, which represent the diversity of cultures in Northeast Minneapolis. The flag still flies proudly today over the bank's unique "Parking Lot Park", but is a rare sight elsewhere in the neighborhood." Bill has a ton of interesting stuff on his website including the book Closing Time: Saloons, Taverns, Dives and Watering Holes of the Twin Cites. SO COOL!

Because Bill is no longer making the flags, he has given me his blessing to create another run of them. If you're interested in a flag of your own, fill out the order form below. Can't wait to see some more NE flags flyin' round the neighborhood!