Talk:Foshay Tower

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not tue

the following statement is not correct: "It remains one of the tallest concrete skyscrapers to this day, second only in height to the Empire State Building in New York."

This was probably taken out of centext, and may be true if you say it is the second tallest concrete skyscraper built before World War II, or second tallest concrete Art Deco skyscraper. J. Crocker 18:37, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

Nope, not even second at that. Cleveland’s Terminal Tower at 708 feet bests the Foshay Tower by well over 100 feet plus, and it topped out before Foshay. And the Terminal Tower was the tallest building between New York and Chicago for decades. Cleveexpat (talk) 15:48, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

missing info?

seems like this article is missing a lot of history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.97.37.63 (talk) 12:44, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"FOSHAY" letters at night

The ten foot letters were lighted at night until either the tower going into receivership or Foshay's trial/conviction. The letters would remain dark until, if my memory serves me correctly, the fiftieth anniversary of the tower in 1979. They have been turned on at night since, except during a short period during the nineties(?) when the bulbs were replaced. I cannot find any reliable source(s) to back up my statement, maybe someone can provide it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougdodge (talk • contribs) 03:49, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ceiling restoration

"It has been reported that workers are currently in the process of restoring the original ceiling at the behest of the National Register of Historic Places, a process which will take a total of four months alone."

The source is from 2008. Are they done yet? :)

BevansDesign (talk) 12:34, 9 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sousa march 1988?

I am doubtful that Sousa's Foshay march was not performed in public again until 1988 as I recall hearing it on a radio broadcast on NPR by Keith Brion and the Yale University Band in the late 70s.

--23.119.204.117 (talk) 23:18, 20 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tallest building in the Midwest for 48 years?

The claim that it was the tallest building in the Midwest for 48 years is unsourced and dubious. The earlier Chicago Temple Building completed in 1924 is taller in height (568 feet) but not stories (23). The Chicago Board of Trade Building completed in 1930 was taller both in height (604 feet) and number of stories (44). 23.245.6.74 (talk) 14:29, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the whole midwest? I agree, it’s a false statement, and pure puffery. Cleveland’s 1926 Terminal Tower, and yes, Ohio is in the midwest, at 708 feet was the tallest building between New York and Chicago from its completion until into the early 1960s. And it bested this building by well over 100 feet plus, and was built before Foshay. Foshay Tower may have been one of the tallest buildings in the midwest in when it was built, it may be one of the tallest buildings in the upper midwest, but no, it was never the tallest building in the midwest. Cleveexpat (talk) 15:43, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]