![Image](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PucUoCA3mOU/UoKicFqpLgI/AAAAAAAAAeA/-o4CFCfSltE/s512/Xcel%2520HQ%2520161%2527%2520b.jpg)
here's a google earth model for the new xcel building...
Detailed/colored (takes longer to load):
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/ ... fee25a7f45
Basic white:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/ ... 45&ct=mdsa
It was I but maybe others said it too. The more champagne the better!Who has the Champagne chilling? Was it Nick that was going to pop the cork when this ramp demo starts?
Only a guess- where the Federal Court House is now?Just curious. When was the last time a public parking ramp was demolished downtown?
I think so, especially with the aggravating factor of being an unscreened ramp on Nicollet Mall itself.So, was this ramp the absolute worst one in downtown Minneapolis, given it's egregious treatment of the sidewalk and generally unsympathetic appearance?