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northern lights records (former)
from hüsker dü, husker du posted in music by corporate_sunshine
A record store that existed until the 90's, Northern Lights Records was located at the corner of 7th street and Hennepin Ave. The former location of the Music City record store, the site has since been renovated to become part of the Pantages Theatre.
In late 1979, Hüsker Dü recorded the Northern Lights Demos here with friend/co-worker Colin Mansfield. As Mansfield recalled:
"I was involved in recording most (probably all --it's a long time ago) of the recordings made in the basement of Northern Lights. Both Greg and I were working there (Greg in the record/head shop, and I was setting up Twin Cities Imports in the basement)."
The track listing for this demo:
Picture Of You
Can't See You Any More
The Truth Hurts
Do You Remember?
Sore Eyes
capri theatre
from prince posted in music by corporate_sunshine
On January 5, 1979, a 20-year-old Prince played his first show at a fundraiser for the Capri Theater in Minneapolis. Prince had been signed the previous year with Warner Bros, and some executives attended the show, with the decision made to allow the performer time to polish his act.
In October 1979, the self-titled debut Prince album was released, eventually going platinum.
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from frank lloyd wright posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
Commissioned in 1956, the La Fond house was completed in 1960, a year after FLW's death. The home is an example of a prefabricated model that Wright completed with Marshal Erdman and Associates (ME&A).
The prefab homes were originally featured in a December 1956 issue of House and Home magazine. Prospective clients were asked to submit a plot map of the lot where the home was to be built, and FLW would come to the house after completion to install his red signature brick (if it met his approval). The La Fond home is an example of the Prefab #1 plan of the FLW/ME&A collaboration.
james b. mcbean house
from frank lloyd wright posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
Completed in 1957, the James McBean residence is an example of a prefabricated house that FLW created with Marshall Erdman and Associates. Wright came up with plans for three different types of prefabricated houses that were to be constructed by ME&A. The McBean residence is an example of the second type of prefab homes.
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view full location details...thomas keys residence
from frank lloyd wright posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
Undoubtedly in a "keeping-up-with-the-Joneses" inspired decision, the Thomas Keys residence is located just down the street of another FLW home, the Bulbulian home.
Completed in 1950 with a design that was originally meant for a Detroit auto-workers cooperative, the Thomas Keys residence incorporates earthen berms into the architecture. This era of Wright's work is based on his Usonian theories of architecture, where he envisioned a more refined building style for the middle class.
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