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First Bank Place officially opens with a grand celebration tonight. The 53-story skyscraper complex on 3rd Av. between 6th and 7th Sts., designed by architect James Freed of Pei, Cobb, Freed & Partners of New York, has been part of the downtown
Minneapolis skyline for two years but the interior
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The building was known for its first 20 years as First
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in 1992. The building subsequently took on the name One
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was just finished this month. The taller of its towers, on 6th St., has been occupied by First Bank System.
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