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Minnesota Raindog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 07:59 AM
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A perfect solution to cell-tower ugliness gets shot down by AT&T
Turn cell phone towers into art? Too expensive, says AT&T, who would rather plant one at the entrance to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.

Corporate greed triumphs again--for now.

http://rippleinstillh2o.blogspot.com/2011/02/at-says-turning-cell-tower-visible-from.html

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Jenoch Donating Member (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:46 AM
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1. The sculpture pictured
in the link you provided is more hideous looking than is a plain tower.
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Minnesota Raindog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 03:49 PM
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2. Really?
You must lead a pretty boring life. I pity you!
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Jenoch Donating Member (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 02:03 AM
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3. After a while
a regular tower just blends in and isn't even noticed by the residents. The photo in your link looks like a carnival on steriods.
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dem3550 Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 08:24 PM
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4.  +1
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wellstone dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:50 AM
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5. It would be great to see what artists came up with
I think a few of the sculptures further down the page would be perfect.
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Zookeeper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 03:29 AM
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6. That's a great little sculpture park, for those of you who...
haven't visited it. I think it's an excellent and creative solution if the damn thing has to be built at all.
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qb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-02-11 09:40 PM
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7. AT&T also needs a solution to office tower ugliness.

AT&T Tower Minneapolis
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-14-11 10:47 AM
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8. +1
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