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Foshay Tower star now shines in Brandon
Tom Slack has reached great
heights in his work, literally.
Slack Painting was chosen to
paint the antenna mast on the
Foshay Tower, now known as
W Minneapolis - The Foshay
hotel, built in 1929.
When he was on the 160-foot
tower, which gives the building
a total height of 607 feet,
he noticed a huge red, lighted
star he would have to remove
to complete the project.
After removing the aluminum
star the people who asked
him to paint the tower said he
could have it as they didn’t
want it back up .
“The star came down in
pieces. Getting it down was
not too bad. We had to put a
pulley above it, tied a couple of
different spots and ran a rope
down the building,” said Slack.
The star was guided down
the tower until it hit the roof
where it was disassembled on
an 8x8 foot platform.
The lighted, red star is now
displayed on the Slack Painting
building in Brandon.
Slack said the star came apart
rather easily. He said new bolts
were needed to hold it together
but everything else is original.
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