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612transplant, I'm not all that well-acquainted with what was called the 7 Corners Sky Tower for St. Paul. There are many knowledgeable individuals on urbanmsp that might be able to assist you more than I on this subject. According to the skyscraperpage database, 7 Corners Sky Tower was to be an obs...

Thank you Avian for posting that pic of your "icon" tower located downtown. I often wondered myself over the years, if Minneapolis shouldn't have some type of tower like the Space Needle. My thoughts of location would be near Cedar-Riverside, along the river. It would stretch the skyline e...

Here's 2 more photo's of the IDS Center under-construction. Photo courtesy of the Minneapolis Tribune, September 1971.

Conceptually, this was a good plan concerning design. However, the business plan to execute was absolutely laughable. Steven Burrill is a well-known venture capitalist, no doubt, but ego's never get results. To boast about raising $1 billion dollars for this was a mistake from the beginning. A proje...

I'm still looking for my photo's of the IDS Center under-construction. I did scan a photo, courtesy of the Minneapolis Tribune from Sept. 1971.

I have a few b&w photo's of the IDS Center under-construction. Let me find them spectre000. The skyline looked so different back then, compared to the present day. Few buildings, even by today's standards have the efficiencies of the IDS. We're very fortunate to have such a high-quality and stan...

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you Nick for your time & effort to develop this website. I was always amazed at the conversation from the Minnescraper community, only to find that many of those knowledgeable & talented individuals have become members of this site. I truly look...