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    The Twin Cities have a handful of old brand signs that have been renovated and relit in recent years. 
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    September 24, 1985 A panel of the Heritage Preservation Commission is considering ways to reactivate the Grain Belt Beer bottle-cap sign on Nicollet I
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    GalleryGallery: September 24, 1985 A panel of the Heritage Preservation Commission is considering ways to reactivate the Grain Belt Beer bottle-cap sign on Nicollet Island.

    Grain Belt sign Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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    GalleryGallery: Grain Belt sign Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    January 28, 2000: The North Star Lofts, formerly the North Star Blanket Mill, are the latest in downtown loft living.
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    GalleryGallery: January 28, 2000: The North Star Lofts, formerly the North Star Blanket Mill, are the latest in downtown loft living.

    The North Star Blanket sign was removed to be restored as part of a larger effort to restore historic signs in the area. It has been decades since the
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    GalleryGallery: The North Star Blanket sign was removed to be restored as part of a larger effort to restore historic signs in the area. It has been decades since the neon has functioned, and in recent years the signs were lit with simple spotlights. Residents worried that the signs might fall off the building, and there was growing interest in trying to preserve them.

    The twin Gold Medal Flour signs that were removed from atop the former General Mills complex on the Minneapolis riverfront for reconditioning are goin
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    GalleryGallery: The twin Gold Medal Flour signs that were removed from atop the former General Mills complex on the Minneapolis riverfront for reconditioning are going back home. One sign was lifted Thursday morning, and the other is expected to went up this morning. The signs have been cleaned and repaired.

    People cheered and applauded from the rooftop terrace of the A Mill Artist Lofts as the Pillsbury sign was relit in Minneapolis, MN.
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    GalleryGallery: People cheered and applauded from the rooftop terrace of the A Mill Artist Lofts as the Pillsbury sign was relit in Minneapolis, MN.

    June 22, 1990 was the last day for most of Schmidt Brewery workers.
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    GalleryGallery: June 22, 1990 was the last day for most of Schmidt Brewery workers.

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