Index File | What Is This Historic Structure
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 23 | 2m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
An iconic structure in the Twin Cities and a musical gem from the archives.
An iconic structure in the Twin Cities and a musical gem from the archives.
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Index File | What Is This Historic Structure
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 23 | 2m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
An iconic structure in the Twin Cities and a musical gem from the archives.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipTHE BIG MONITOR SO IT MUST BE HISTORY TIME.
LAST WEEK CATHY ASKED YOU ABOUT A STRUCTURE SOMEWHERE IN MINNESOTA THAT IS STILL STANDING AND WAS NAMED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 1978.
SHE THEN ADDED DETAILS INCLUDING IT'’S CONSIDERED THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE U.S. AND IN 2013, AN ARTIST REPLICATED ITS DESIGN IN A SCULPTURE MADE FROM STEEL AND 12,000 FEET OF ROPE.
YOUR TASK WAS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
WHAT IS THIS HISTORIC STRUCTURE?
WE START WITH THE WRONG ANSWERS FIRST.
AND THERE ARE SOME GOOD ONES THIS WEEK.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> Eric: WE'RE CHAT TPT.
ANDREW, YOU ARE WRONG.
THE FOSHAY TOWER IS NOT THE ANSWER WE SOUGHT.
WE HERE AT "ALMANAC" ARE HAPPY TO HAVE DEFEATED CHATGPT.
THAT MAY BE OUR FAVORITE WRONG ANSWER EVER.
FOR THIS WEEK'S RIGHT ANSWER WE TURN TO VIEWER MIKE.
>> ERIC: YES, MIKE, THE STRUCTURE WE SOUGHT IS THE NORDIC WARE TOWER IN ST. LOUIS PARK.
THERE'S A NICE LOOK AT THE ICONIC TOWER.
IN ADDITION TO THE TOWER,
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