Return to Skid Row walks along the pavement of bygone downtown Minneapolis, preserved in rare footage, memory and 21st Century reflection. A unique 16mm film brings back to life Minneapolis’ Gateway district in its’ twilight years. Guided by the firstperson account from the 'King of Skid Row’, the film is an unnerving and illuminating gaze on midcentury poverty, people, place, and the past.

01:05 Skid Row's history in Minneapolis
03:33 19551961 John Bacich "King of Skid Row" documented life on skid row
07:20 Skid Row late 1950's film narrated by John Bacich describing people, life on street
16:38 Mpls. police were a constant presence on Skid Row
19:17 John Bacich's documentation of crime and police activity on Skid Row
22:55 Skid Row bars that served gay and bisexual men and women
26:45 John Bacich's documentation of life on Skid row continues
29:22 Late 1950's, Federal Government policy to withdraw funding for Native American services promoted relocation to cities
32:00 John Bacich's documentation of Native American people on Skid Row
34:25 Issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women from Skid Row and other marginal urban spaces
36:56 John Bacich's documentation stories of people on Skid Row
42:48 City proposed ambitious redevelopment of Skid Row, removal of Gateway area buildings
44:36 Jerome Liebeling, UMN, meets John Bacich, stitched together movies to create film
45:36 Some Skid Row/Gateway older buildings are still there
46:46 John Bacich's documentation of people under 3rd Ave bridge near river,
50:04 Demolition of buildings, the end of Skid Row
51:35 Twin Cities Pride parade route starts from old Skid Row area
52:40 Homeless and drug abuse problem continues
55:10 John Bacich's documentation, loss of Gateway, Skid Row era
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