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The demise of the Metropolitan Building, which met its maker a half-century ago, sparked the Twin Cities' preservation movement. Updated Dec. 10, 2011

The demise of the Metropolitan Building, which met its maker a half-century ago, kick-started the Twin Cities’ preservation movement.

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The tragic destruction of the Met
Article By: J. PINKLEY , Publish / Update February 15, 2012 1:36 AM
Old video captures the destruction of the Metropolitan building in downtown Minneapolis -- which outraged much of the community.

E. Townsend Mix

The men behind the Metropolitan Building
Article By: RICK NELSON , Star Tribune Publish December 11, 2011 2:00 AM / Update December 10, 2011 12:41 PM
How architect E. Townsend Mix and real estate speculator Louis F. Menage created an "epic poem in stone."

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Metropolitan building, interior glass block floors

The Metropolitan
Article By: TOM SWEENEY , Publish / Update December 9, 2011 2:48 PM
Fifty years ago, the demolition of the Metropolitan Building in downtown Minneapolis sparked the local historic preservation movement.

Granite from the historic Metropolitan Building finds new life
Article By: MATT GILLMER , Publish / Update November 2, 2011 7:43 AM
Zoran Mojsilov, a Serbian-born sculptor, is taking blocks of granite from the historic Metropolitan Building (a landmark demolished in 1961) and sculpting them into something that reflects his own artistic vision on Peter Remes’ Ice House Court development at 26th and Nicollet.

Metropolitan building, interior glass block floors

The Met: Recollected
Publish December 11, 2011 2:00 AM / Update December 15, 2011 1:14 PM

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The Metropolitan Building, shortly before its demolition, 1961.

The Metropolitan Building by the numbers
Article By: RICK NELSON , Star Tribune Publish December 11, 2011 2:00 AM / Update December 10, 2011 12:41 PM
$1.25 million-$2 million: Estimated cost, an astronomical investment for a commercial structure in 1890.

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Piece of decorative stone from the old Metropolitan Building.

New life for stones from the city's most famous lost landmark
Article By: JAMES SHIFFER , Publish / Update November 2, 2011 7:23 AM
Sculptor Zoran Mojsilov is sculpting benches out of chunks of the old Metropolitan Building, which was demolished 50 years ago next month.

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