Bryn Mawr ( brin MAR; from Welsh for 'big hill') is a neighborhood within the Bde Maka Ska-Isles community in Minneapolis located directly west of downtown Minneapolis. It is in Ward 7 of the Minneapolis City Council and state legislative districts 61A and 59B. Prior to the 1960s, the neighborhood was home to many workers of the nearby Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway yard. The neighborhood is all residential with two small business clusters, and a majority of it is surrounded by parks and hiking trails. The west-northwest border is adjacent to Theodore Wirth Park, while the southwestern perimeter borders Saint Louis Park. The 18-acre Brownie Lake, the northernmost of the Chain of Lakes, is located within Bryn Mawr. In addition to Theodore...