Papercraft romance: romantic model of first kiss

Morgonmae sez, "This back-lit papercraft model is a gift I made for my partner, Patrick, on the seven-year anniversary of our first date. It depicts our first kiss, which took place outside a seedy Chinese restaurant in Minneapolis' Wedge neighborhood. Nothing in this model is painted or drawn--it's all cut paper. See if you can recognize any of the beer logos in the window of Hum's Liquors."

Papercraft first kiss (Thanks, morgonmae, via Submitterator!)

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WinDrftr

Nicely done and so well detailed! =) I just had to check out how the actual location looked:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=hums+liquor+minneapolis&ie=UTF8&ei=hyCqTKXaJ4bQsAPBoZiKDQ&ved=0CAkQ_AU&hq=hums+liquor&hnear=Minneapolis,+Hennepin,+Minnesota&ll=44.961488,-93.288002&spn=0,0.066047&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=44.961192,-93.288002&panoid=CfrkwEXBMNgewu3DeTfGng&cbp=12,255.26,,0,5.65
overthrow

just to be fair to the red dragon, it’s not really a seedy chinese restaurant. i’d say it’s a trendy bar that serves incredibly powerful drinks.

incidentally, that’s where me and my wife met.
- SpacelordMother
  
  Your right. Just next to Hum’s Liquor!
- sparklemotion
  
  Have you eaten any of the food there?
  
  It’s a seedy chinese restaurant that also serves incredibly powerful drinks.
  
  Both of these facts have combined to make it a trendy home for bad decisions.
  
  And we all love it that way.
jfrancis

Very cute.

Reminds me of the video for Guster’s ‘Satellite’
kcmpls

There was a murder there earlier this year. I’d say seedy for sure.
jdixon

Love the loose detail with many nice touches!
morgonmae

Thanks, everyone!
jessi_face

That’s where my husband and I had our first date! I kissed him goodbye on the corner outside hums. Ahh memories…As for the controversy, I’ve always felt that it is a delightful mix of seedy and trendy.
Anonymous

I have to note that though the letters on the Hum’s Liquor sign look kind of crude, it is really a true representation of the actual sign.
petric

How sweet you are, may you be happy for the whole life!
Anonymous

Haha, I used to live 2 blocks from here before I moved back to wales, I Agree, Its totally a seedy chinese restuarant and the Rum Punch is incredibly powerful, But I still miss it, definatly better than its neighbor the leaning tower of pizza…
The Dour Salmon

Man, I had 3 Wondrous Punches there one time and was hung over for a week. Memories.