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

Excellent and enjoyable city views. The reflections in the second and third images make them quite special. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 9:16 PM Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> 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 > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.

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/ <https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/> > > Comments always appreciated! > > Rick > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

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/ <https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/> > > Comments always appreciated! > > Rick > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks

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/ >> <https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/> >> >> >> Comments always appreciated! >> >> Rick >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. > -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks

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/ >>> <https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis-10-22/Foshay-Tower-View/> >>> >>> >>> Comments always appreciated! >>> >>> Rick >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >> > -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com