1940s 1942 A complaint is made to the Municipal Building Commission that employees are feeding pigeons roosting on the window sills.
1942-1945 The mayor's reception room is used as a Civil Defense office.
1945 The Municipal Building Commission calls a pigeon extermination conference for all building operators.
1946 Mayor Hubert Humphrey raises the issue of cleaning the exterior.
1949 A set of porcelain steel clock faces with stainless steel hands is installed in the main tower, and the numerals and hands are outlined with neon tubing.
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