Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

2022-11-25 Thread John Sessoms 
The third photo would make a pretty cool abstract if you cropped ~ 1/8 
off the top and 1/3 off the left leaving just the reflections in the glass.


On 11/22/2022 8:45 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
p.s.  I like the 4th photo for reflections more than the third for the 
same reason I like the 2nd photo.. I wonder how long those older short 
buildings will survive.  Nice doucmentary series, Rick!


ann

On 11/22/2022 8:42 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
I'm always attracted to reflections of older structures reflected in 
the glass towers in New York - i'd like to see your 3rd photo 
lightened up a bit and with more contrast..
 LIke the tower reflected in the tall glass building in the first 
photo and the contrast in architechtural forms in the second.  Not 
fond of glass rectangles I'm surrounded with more and more in New 
York.. but the building in the background on the right .. looking like 
it is inspired by Mayan towers,

is kinda  appealing.

disappointing to read that FDR commuted Foshay's sentence.

ann



On 11/21/2022 9:16 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Wilbur Foshay was a 1920s businessman who made his fortune buying and 
selling utility companies. He celebrated himself with the 
construction of this tower in 1929. It is the size and shape of the 
Washington Monument.  Near the top Foshay had his name is chiseled 
into each side in 10-foot letters. He left Minneapolis for Salida, 
Colorado when the stock market crashed in 1929.


Alas his gains were ill-gotten, as he had operated a pyramid scheme 
with his companies. He was tried in 1932, convicted, and sentenced to 
15 years in Leavenworth. He only served three years, though, because 
Franklin Roosevelt commuted 10 years of his sentence, and he had two 
more years deducted for good behavior. He then settled in Colorado, 
where he continued a career as a shameless promoter until his death 
in 1957.


His tower was the tallest building in Minneapolis until it was 
surpassed 1974. It now houses a posh hotel. $10 gets one a ticket to 
an observation deck, which disappoints my having only small square 
portholes for viewing.


Here are views in each direction from the tower. I liked the 
reflections off the irregular glass tower across the street in the 
third photo. The last photo looks east—it’s pretty flat out there.


https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/ 
 



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Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

2022-11-22 Thread ann sanfedele 
p.s.  I like the 4th photo for reflections more than the third for the 
same reason I like the 2nd photo.. I wonder how long those older short 
buildings will survive.  Nice doucmentary series, Rick!


ann

On 11/22/2022 8:42 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
I'm always attracted to reflections of older structures reflected in 
the glass towers in New York - i'd like to see your 3rd photo 
lightened up a bit and with more contrast..
 LIke the tower reflected in the tall glass building in the first 
photo and the contrast in architechtural forms in the second.  Not 
fond of glass rectangles I'm surrounded with more and more in New 
York.. but the building in the background on the right .. looking like 
it is inspired by Mayan towers,

is kinda  appealing.

disappointing to read that FDR commuted Foshay's sentence.

ann



On 11/21/2022 9:16 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Wilbur Foshay was a 1920s businessman who made his fortune buying and 
selling utility companies. He celebrated himself with the 
construction of this tower in 1929. It is the size and shape of the 
Washington Monument.  Near the top Foshay had his name is chiseled 
into each side in 10-foot letters. He left Minneapolis for Salida, 
Colorado when the stock market crashed in 1929.


Alas his gains were ill-gotten, as he had operated a pyramid scheme 
with his companies. He was tried in 1932, convicted, and sentenced to 
15 years in Leavenworth. He only served three years, though, because 
Franklin Roosevelt commuted 10 years of his sentence, and he had two 
more years deducted for good behavior. He then settled in Colorado, 
where he continued a career as a shameless promoter until his death 
in 1957.


His tower was the tallest building in Minneapolis until it was 
surpassed 1974. It now houses a posh hotel. $10 gets one a ticket to 
an observation deck, which disappoints my having only small square 
portholes for viewing.


Here are views in each direction from the tower. I liked the 
reflections off the irregular glass tower across the street in the 
third photo. The last photo looks east—it’s pretty flat out there.


https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/ 
 



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Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

2022-11-22 Thread ann sanfedele 
I'm always attracted to reflections of older structures reflected in the 
glass towers in New York - i'd like to see your 3rd photo lightened up a 
bit and with more contrast..
 LIke the tower reflected in the tall glass building in the first photo 
and the contrast in architechtural forms in the second.  Not fond of 
glass rectangles I'm surrounded with more and more in New York.. but the 
building in the background on the right .. looking like it is inspired 
by Mayan towers,

is kinda  appealing.

disappointing to read that FDR commuted Foshay's sentence.

ann



On 11/21/2022 9:16 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Wilbur Foshay was a 1920s businessman who made his fortune buying and selling 
utility companies. He celebrated himself with the construction of this tower in 
1929. It is the size and shape of the Washington Monument.  Near the top Foshay 
had his name is chiseled into each side in 10-foot letters. He left Minneapolis 
for Salida, Colorado when the stock market crashed in 1929.

Alas his gains were ill-gotten, as he had operated a pyramid scheme with his 
companies. He was tried in 1932, convicted, and sentenced to 15 years in 
Leavenworth. He only served three years, though, because Franklin Roosevelt 
commuted 10 years of his sentence, and he had two more years deducted for good 
behavior. He then settled in Colorado, where he continued a career as a 
shameless promoter until his death in 1957.

His tower was the tallest building in Minneapolis until it was surpassed 1974. 
It now houses a posh hotel. $10 gets one a ticket to an observation deck, which 
disappoints my having only small square portholes for viewing.

Here are views in each direction from the tower. I liked the reflections off 
the irregular glass tower across the street in the third photo. The last photo 
looks east—it’s pretty flat out there.

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/ 


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Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

2022-11-21 Thread Alan C 
Impressive images, Rick. Mind you, I'm not particularly partial to all 
that glass. Foshay must have made an exceedingly huge fortune to be able 
to finance an edifice like that. The mind boggles.


Alan C

On 22-Nov-22 04:16 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

Wilbur Foshay was a 1920s businessman who made his fortune buying and selling 
utility companies. He celebrated himself with the construction of this tower in 
1929. It is the size and shape of the Washington Monument.  Near the top Foshay 
had his name is chiseled into each side in 10-foot letters. He left Minneapolis 
for Salida, Colorado when the stock market crashed in 1929.

Alas his gains were ill-gotten, as he had operated a pyramid scheme with his 
companies. He was tried in 1932, convicted, and sentenced to 15 years in 
Leavenworth. He only served three years, though, because Franklin Roosevelt 
commuted 10 years of his sentence, and he had two more years deducted for good 
behavior. He then settled in Colorado, where he continued a career as a 
shameless promoter until his death in 1957.

His tower was the tallest building in Minneapolis until it was surpassed 1974. 
It now houses a posh hotel. $10 gets one a ticket to an observation deck, which 
disappoints my having only small square portholes for viewing.

Here are views in each direction from the tower. I liked the reflections off 
the irregular glass tower across the street in the third photo. The last photo 
looks east—it’s pretty flat out there.

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/ 


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Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

2022-11-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
Excellent and enjoyable city views.  The reflections in the second and
third images make them quite special.

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On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 9:16 PM Rick Womer  wrote:

> Wilbur Foshay was a 1920s businessman who made his fortune buying and
> selling utility companies. He celebrated himself with the construction of
> this tower in 1929. It is the size and shape of the Washington Monument.
> Near the top Foshay had his name is chiseled into each side in 10-foot
> letters. He left Minneapolis for Salida, Colorado when the stock market
> crashed in 1929.
>
> Alas his gains were ill-gotten, as he had operated a pyramid scheme with
> his companies. He was tried in 1932, convicted, and sentenced to 15 years
> in Leavenworth. He only served three years, though, because Franklin
> Roosevelt commuted 10 years of his sentence, and he had two more years
> deducted for good behavior. He then settled in Colorado, where he continued
> a career as a shameless promoter until his death in 1957.
>
> His tower was the tallest building in Minneapolis until it was surpassed
> 1974. It now houses a posh hotel. $10 gets one a ticket to an observation
> deck, which disappoints my having only small square portholes for viewing.
>
> Here are views in each direction from the tower. I liked the reflections
> off the irregular glass tower across the street in the third photo. The
> last photo looks east—it’s pretty flat out there.
>
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/
> <
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/
> >
>
> Comments always appreciated!
>
> Rick
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