Jordan van der Hagen

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Midwesternism urban designer/photographer

A rough country highway running between two cornfields descends into a fog-filled valley in the distance.
A grain elevator and storage silos rise above a grassy roadside where a parked minivan and several folding chairs face the industrial skyline in the warm light of sunrise.
Padua Pub, a red metal-sided neighborhood bar decorated with stars, flowers, beer signs, and an American flag bench, glows in warm light.
Warm light falls across Freeport’s brick storefronts and vintage streetlamps, with cars approaching and a church steeple rising in the distance.
Layers of green cornfields and rolling farmland glow orange in early morning light, while low mist drifts beneath a silhouetted tree line and a soft peach-colored sky.
An old, somewhat dilapidated barn with faded red paint is seen through trees at daybreak. Cows are gathered around the front of the barn.
A person walks beside calm water past a crumbling stone wall marked “Soup Town,” with grain silos and an elevated highway glowing in the evening light.
A wide view of Peavey Plaza shows the reflecting pool stretching toward downtown Minneapolis, framed by mature trees and a boardwalk lined with bright blue chairs. In the foreground, a person relaxes beside a planting bed while visitors stroll through the water, with the IDS Center and surrounding office towers rising in the background.
The shallow reflecting pool at Peavey Plaza mirrors the Minneapolis skyline, with the IDS Center centered above its reflection. A handful of visitors wade through the water and gather near the plaza’s modern pavilion beneath warm afternoon light and towering clouds.
Water cascades over the dark concrete edge of Peavey Plaza’s fountain in downtown Minneapolis, filling the left foreground. Beyond the falling water, people walk and gather around the reflecting pools beneath leafy trees, while the IDS Center rises against dramatic clouds and patches of blue sk
Pink and white Petunias bloom on the windowsills on the side of a brick building against an empty parking lot.
The doorway to the Motel 6 is brightly illuminated in the dark night. A wooden chair and a garbage can are on either side of the door. Dark windows with the curtains drawn can be seen on the facade of the building.
A wall inside a historic neighborhood bar displays a playful vintage sign reading, “All we are saying is… GIVE CHEESE A CHANCE.” Beneath it, hundreds of collectible beer cans line a high shelf above rows of framed photos, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. Glass beer mugs hang upside down over the bar, while warm amber lighting and dark wood create a nostalgic tavern atmosphere.
A pale mint-green vintage sedan with wide whitewall tires is parked along the street in front of an oversized chef statue dressed in white with a red apron. The whimsical roadside figure stands outside a commercial property near a garage bay, while trees and neighboring buildings frame the nostalgic scene. The combination of classic car and retro advertising creates a distinctly small-town Americana feel.
A busy downtown Minneapolis street at golden hour features vehicles, a cyclist riding in traffic, and pedestrians beneath enclosed skyways. In the foreground, a man adjusts his shoe beside a traffic signal and one-way sign outside a row of restaurants and storefronts, capturing an everyday moment in the city.
People walk beneath mature street trees and enclosed skyways along a downtown Minneapolis sidewalk. A woman carrying coffee, another smiling as she walks toward the camera, and a person in the background create a sense of everyday activity in the business district, with decorative hanging street ornaments overhead.
A weathered turquoise vintage pickup truck with a rusted patina is parked along a quiet residential street at golden hour. Its polished chrome wheels and illuminated headlights contrast with the aged bodywork. Mature trees, overhead utility lines, and early 20th-century homes frame the neighborhood intersection in warm evening light.
A woman orders at the walk-up window of Pete’s Hamburgers beneath a green-and-white striped awning, with Stark’s liquor store across the street.
Various people are outside of the Beaver House in Grand Marais. The building is painted in north woods murals with a fish protruding from the corner of the building.
A woman in a bright red dress walks along the sidewalk beside a historic brick building in downtown Nashwauk, framed by a red storefront and a quiet street in warm afternoon light.
The Stone Arch Bridge stretches toward downtown Minneapolis beneath a canopy of mature trees. Smoke-filled skies mute the distant skyline into pale silhouettes while the bridge’s red railings and vintage light fixtures lead the eye toward the city in warm amber light.
A quiet downtown Minneapolis street lined with tall buildings and the historic Murray’s restaurant sign, looking toward a hazy, warmly lit skyscraper in the distance.
A herd of bison grazes across a sunlit hillside of golden prairie grass and sagebrush, with one large bison in the foreground and rugged badlands rising behind them.
A nearly empty downtown intersection at sunrise, framed by brick commercial buildings, overhead traffic signals, American flags, and a prominent red China Buffet sign.
Street-level view of Checco’s Tavern, a narrow white-sided building with green trim, peaked rooflines, octagonal windows, and a vintage Hamm’s beer sign hanging above the entrance. Warm light falls across the storefront and neighboring buildings beneath a clear blue sky.
A lakeside Fourth of July scene at twilight, with a bonfire burning beside a docked pontoon and inflatable raft as smoke and firelight reflect across the calm water.
A white and blue United States Steel sign stands in a shady wooded area. The sign is for USS’s Keetac taconite mine, and provides wayfinding to the mine, plant, and administration building. Dappled sunlight breaks through the trees to illuminate the scene.
Warm evening light illuminates the storefront of Shaw Florists along a broad city street, with dark storm clouds gathering overhead and a Wells Fargo sign visible in the distance.
Downtown street corner with patriotic decorations: A quiet small-town intersection framed by an old red-brick building, a white United Steelworkers union hall, and a low community center with a bright red roof. American flags and hanging flower baskets line the street beneath a wide blue sky.
A rain-darkened small-town intersection at dusk, with American flags hanging from a street light at the intersection of Roosevelt Street and Kerr Avenue. Historic brick storefronts, parked cars, overhead string lights, and dramatic storm clouds frame a warm break of sunlight on the horizon.
Panoramic view of a vast open-pit iron mine with terraced red earth, winding haul roads, and forested edges beneath a pale blue sky.
A weathered small-town storefront with a peeling blue metal facade and faded sign reading “Marble Heating.” The building has boarded windows, a worn door with an American flag curtain, and warm morning light on the sidewalk and street.
A large storm cloud above a lake with trees at the horizon, rendered in late sunset pink and purple.
Downtown street in Hibbing, Minnesota, lined with American flags and hanging flower baskets, with the red Androy Hotel sign visible on a historic brick building.
A yellow two-story house with a front porch sits behind a lush garden filled with orange daylilies. Large mature trees cast deep shadows across the yard, while warm sunlight illuminates the house and flowers.
An early morning view of the Bong Bridge and the ML Hibbard Power Station being struck by red beams of sunlight while the surrounding environment is still in dark, blue, and cloudy night.
A Kwik Trip pickup truck hauling a raft holding a large dairy cow statue is parked outside of the Stoddard American Legion hall in early afternoon.
A lively lakeside terrace filled with people sitting at colorful yellow, green, and orange café tables and chairs. A small stage and sailboats are visible beyond the seating area, with the lake and a partly cloudy sky in the background.
A brick corner tavern building at dusk with a rounded turret entrance and a green “Mickey’s” sign above the door. Crosswalk signs, bikes, utility poles, and street signs fill the foreground at a neighborhood intersection.
A dimly lit industrial harbor road at dusk, with storage tanks, fencing, and glowing streetlights beneath heavy blue-gray clouds. The American Integrity is docked at the right of the image, refueling at the Calumet Refueling Station.
A small corner storefront for “Teddywedgers” with a green sign advertising breakfast, surrounded by historic brick buildings, sidewalk planters, and warm morning light.
A Menards Store sits at the far end of an empty parking lot in a pre-sunrise scene. All of the lights in their lighting section can be seen shining through the windows.
Rooftop terrace with café tables and orange umbrellas overlooking a large lake at sunset, with people seated near a railing and boats moving across the water below.
Golden-hour street scene of a brick corner bar with vintage neon signature and glass block windows. Two people walk dogs along the sidewalk beneath the “Crystal Corner Bar” sign, while warm sunlight and red-green neon reflections highlight the building façade.
A hillside full of lupines sits below a telecommunications antenna in early morning.
A two-story corner laundromat building sits under a dark blue stormy sky at dusk. A glowing streetlamp and warm orange interior light contrast with the cool, shadowed street and nearby houses.
Panoramic view of Duluth at sunset from a hillside overlook, with dark storm clouds stretching across the sky above the harbor, bridges, industrial waterfront, and glowing city lights reflected in the water.
Weathered grain elevator complex with silos, conveyors, farm equipment, and trees behind it, photographed from across a grassy field.
Close-up of a faded grain elevator with red metal roofing, corrugated siding, a large garage door, and a small lawn tractor parked near a ladder.
Three metal grain bins stand beside a farmyard lawn, with cows gathered in a pen to the left under a bright, cloudy sky.
Close-up of the top of an old wooden silo with faded lettering, metal bands, a ladder, and a stormy blue-gray sky behind it.