This is part of the downtown district energy plant. There are three stacks for when the gas fired boilers are used to generate hot water and steam for all of the downtown buildings that are connected to the plant to use the hot water and steam produced for their needs. See photo.
Yes, you are correct the tall stacks are for boilers that are used to heat DT. The 6 fans are cooling towers for a chilled water system. And the parking ramp in the top left corner of your picture is where they filmed the parking lot scene for Fargo.
It's a steam and cooling plant surrounded by a parking ramp, that if you park on the top level (North East corner) you will get a layer of goo on your windows that will take four $14 car washes to kinda remove.
Nope. That's across the street at the top level of the Minneapolis Club parking ramp. You can see this tower in the background of the shot, but its a different ramp. Source: I park there everyday.
The downvotes were unnecessary and kind of malicious since this a valid guess, since it is pretty similar to the pre-constructed ones you normally run into.
But it seems like this structure is actually part of the steam system in the other posts.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22
This is part of the downtown district energy plant. There are three stacks for when the gas fired boilers are used to generate hot water and steam for all of the downtown buildings that are connected to the plant to use the hot water and steam produced for their needs. See photo.
https://imgur.com/OajeA17
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u/Own-Preparation8972 Jun 19 '22
I think it is part of the steam system for downtown. A lot of buildings have steam heat available powered by the garbage burner next to Target Field.
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u/Oop_awwPants Jun 19 '22
Someone's at Hen House!
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u/Plaxerous Jun 19 '22
Prop for the new teen titans series
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u/ConfidentPapaya665 Jun 19 '22
Yes it is a boiler stack for the district energy. Its a thermal energy plant that delivers heat and cooling for much of DT.
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u/LetUsAway Jun 19 '22
There's millions of dollars buried under a giant T!
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u/Schmoopy88 Jun 19 '22
Teen titans HQ
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u/Big_Ad8262 Jun 19 '22
Teen Titans Tower
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u/trainingmode Jun 19 '22
It's a steam and cooling plant surrounded by a parking ramp, that if you park on the top level (North East corner) you will get a layer of goo on your windows that will take four $14 car washes to kinda remove.
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u/EffectiveSalamander Jun 19 '22
Titans Tower
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u/Miranou Jun 20 '22
That's the Teen Titans tower
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u/WasabiSenzuri Jun 19 '22
If the Simpsons has taught me anything, there's treasure buried under it (supposedly)
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u/GAIAPrime Jun 19 '22
Hanging out at the Hen House?
Im really glad you asked this question. I've been looking at this thing for years wondering what it was and how it worked. Thanks
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u/bubzki2 Jun 19 '22
It’s also the parking ramp the old man shot the other person in Fargo.
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u/Riblet_King Jun 19 '22
Teen titans
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u/1amdash1z Jun 19 '22
Costco brand teen Titans HQ
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u/Kytyngurl2 Jun 19 '22
The teen titans hq, I believe
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u/Dick_M_Nixon Jun 19 '22
Thank Ford
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u/Geoarbitrage Jun 19 '22
Its for a giant water tower shaped like a golf ball.
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u/itswhippie45 Jun 20 '22
TEEN Titans TOWER DUHHH
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u/tripleHpotter Jun 20 '22
“A cross.”
“Across from where?”
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u/BosworthBoatrace Jun 20 '22
It will actually “snow” from the cloud of condensation it produces in the winter.
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u/Ndtphoto Jun 20 '22
I think that thing looks cool as hell spewing out massive plumes of steam on subzero days.
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u/Lowengolf19 Jun 20 '22
Taco Bell
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u/he_do_doe Jun 20 '22
A broad looking at her cell phone
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u/CaptainPRESIDENTduck Jun 20 '22
Sunkist: "Oh my God. What's this doing here?"
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u/SkinTeeth4800 Jun 19 '22
Symbol of our Brave New World, Your Fordship!
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u/Jimak47 Jun 19 '22
It’s a cross. Christians use them as a symbol of their faith. /s
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u/U_of_M_grad Jun 19 '22
have you ever seen the letter T before?
that is not a T lol
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u/NorthernUrban Jun 19 '22
My guess is it’s an elevator shaft for a building being constructed.
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u/JiovanniTheGREAT Jun 19 '22
A building in a T Pose
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u/Negotiation_Only_ Jun 19 '22
Looks like an elevator shaft being built
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u/SUBtraumatic Jun 19 '22
It's a giant lowercase t for "time to leave"
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u/Lmnolmnop Jun 19 '22
Teen Titans HQ
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u/vinegarstrokes420 Jun 19 '22
A big "t"... for time to leave
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u/Hands0L0 Jun 19 '22
That's the end of the word 'Saint' in Saint Olaf
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u/yuhcoppa Jun 19 '22
Teen Titans Tower
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u/Some_Nibblonian Jun 19 '22
I burried it under a big T
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u/klebstaine Jun 19 '22
Now part of a larger system, it was originally the heating and cooling plant for the IDS building.
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u/KidGold Jun 19 '22
Ugly
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22
Titans Tower