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Steel made from iron ore mined on Minnesota’s Iron Range built this country — from skyscrapers, to bridges and equipment used in both world wars.
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Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
In the late 1980s, Society for Savings demolished nearly a block of buildings, including the city’s first skyscraper.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Councilmember Vivian Moreno said another factor is San Diego’s history, including a pension scandal two decades ago and the purchase of an unusable downtown skyscraper a decade ago.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of layering of expressway routes over city streets, with landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge always seemingly perfectly framed by skyscrapers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
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Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
In the late 1980s, Society for Savings demolished nearly a block of buildings, including the city’s first skyscraper.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Councilmember Vivian Moreno said another factor is San Diego’s history, including a pension scandal two decades ago and the purchase of an unusable downtown skyscraper a decade ago.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of layering of expressway routes over city streets, with landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge always seemingly perfectly framed by skyscrapers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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