Two neighborhoods, side by side.
Shingle Creek and Victory sit next to each other in the northwest corner of Minneapolis, within the Camden community. Each has its own history, parks, and character — here's a look at both.
Victory Neighborhood
Named for Victory Memorial Parkway — the largest outdoor World War I memorial in the country.
Victory sits in the northwest corner of Minneapolis and is home to roughly 4,500 residents living among the neighborhood's classic homes. The historic three-mile Victory Memorial Parkway — "The Drive" — runs through the community, dedicated in 1921 to Hennepin County service members who died in World War I. Every casualty is honored with a tree and a marker along the route, which was named a historic district by the Minnesota State Legislature in 2005.
Parks & green space
Schools
Victory is home to Loring Community School (pre-K–5, Minneapolis Public Schools, 44th & Thomas). Which feeds into Olson Middle School in the Shingle Creek neighborhood, and ultimately Camden High School in Webber-Camden.
Business & getting around
Commercial nodes run along 42nd & Thomas, 44th & Penn, and 39th & Thomas within the Victory Neighborhood, with plenty of space to bring your business to the neighborhood. There are also commercial nodes on Dowling (between Queen and Russell), Lowry & Penn, and Lyndale and 42nd. Metro Transit's Route 19 and the C Line serve Penn, 42nd, and Dowling Ave.
Shingle Creek Neighborhood
Named for the creek that still runs through it, on its way to the Mississippi.
Minneapolis's most northwestern neighborhood, Shingle Creek is home to about 1,300 households and 3,300 residents in the Camden community, bordered by Lind-Bohanon and Victory, with Brooklyn Center just across its northern and western edge. The neighborhood takes its name from Shingle Creek itself — an 11-mile stream starting at Eagle Lake in Maple Grove and winding roughly a mile through the neighborhood to the Mississippi River. Shingle mills once lined its banks, floating forged roofing shingles downstream in the early 1900s; long before that, the creek held meaning for the Dakota, who knew it as a place of refuge. The area grew out of what old-timers called "The Country" — farmland across the tracks before the city grew north to meet it — and was, in its early history, one of Minneapolis's first Black communities.
Parks & green space
Schools
Students attend Jenny Lind Elementary (K–5), Olson Middle School, and Camden High School — the same middle school and high school Victory feeds into, giving both neighborhoods a shared home turf for teens.
Community & getting around
One of Shingle Creek Victory Councils is Live on the Northside, with music in Shingle Creek in June. Creekview Recreation Center has programming year-round for people of all ages. Shingle Creek Victory Council brings events throughout the year, helps maintain Common Ground Garden in Shingle Creek. The neighborhood sits close to Highway 100 and I-94, with several Metro Transit stops throughout.
Shingle Creek and Victory were served by two separate neighborhood associations for over 30 years. In 2025, they merged into one organization — the Shingle Creek Victory Council — combining resources and volunteers while keeping both neighborhoods' identities intact.
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