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The Foshay Tower, the obelisk that bankrupted its builder
1929
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jim Winstead Jr. from los angeles, usa, Web: http://www.trainedmonkey.com/ · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A utilities promoter built an obelisk modelled on the Washington Monument and threw a three-day opening party with Sousa conducting a march written for it. His empire collapsed six weeks later in the crash, his cheque to Sousa bounced, and he went to prison for mail fraud.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
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