As I'm typing this from within the core of the frozen tundra, it's a whopping 1 degree out, a temperature I'm just grateful has no negative sign attached to it.
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In local talk, it's actually quite balmy.
But let me take you back last week. Remember those couple days of paradise? When the temperature was up near 50 degrees? It was a pretty big thrill, and not just because you could bare you skin without feeling pain.
For us, it was a thrill because we got a chance to do this:
This is the newest project from Lifewall for Business, and one of my personal favorites to date. Where is it? Let me back up.
That's city hall here in Marshall, MN, and it's located right on Main Street. The project consists of windows that are 8.5 feet tall, which officially makes this the largest window project we've ever done, using a total of 155 square feet of material. To put it in perspective a little bit, remember this window project at the Marshall Aquatic Center we did last May?
The square foot count for those windows rang in at about 93 square feet, which makes the City of Marshall project some huge percentage amount larger -- something we are definitely excited about.
The origins for this one actually stretch back quite a bit, when I had the chance to talk to Cathy from the City of Marshall several months ago at one of our speaking events. She had in mind -- you guessed it -- a vision that we would have the opportunity to develop. All we started out with were some simple ideas... windows... something cool... unique...
After communicating with Cathy back & forth the next several weeks, brainstorming, and sharing some possible concepts, we ended up with something that's custom-tuned to the City of Marshall.
We think this display showcases some pretty meaningful things to the Marshall community. In particular, two big things:
First, a shot of the Mrs. Whitney statue that was erected last summer. The statues honors Mary Whitney, wife of Charles Whitney, who ran the post office in the area many, many, many years ago. She's widely credited for naming the community after the name of her husband's post office, which was named after Gov. William Marshall.
Second, a picture from Memorial Park just down the road, which features the 9/11 Memorial, a beam taken from the World Trade Center wreckage in NYC, which notably tilts in the direction of Ground Zero.
Just as with all of our other window projects, this display is visible from the outside, but see-through from the inside. This means employees & visitors can still see out the windows, and they're not cloaked in darkness.
Interestingly, as we were installing these prints, people from the inside were convinced we were putting up some sort of film over the windows -- UV protectant, something -- because they couldn't see the design printed on the outside.
But once they walked out the doors, these people were hit with a severe case of WOW fever.
If you're in Marshall and want check out the windows for yourself, we encourage you to do so! A huge thanks goes out to the city for working on this project with us. We had a blast of a time, and we hope you enjoy everything!
That's city hall here in Marshall, MN, and it's located right on Main Street. The project consists of windows that are 8.5 feet tall, which officially makes this the largest window project we've ever done, using a total of 155 square feet of material. To put it in perspective a little bit, remember this window project at the Marshall Aquatic Center we did last May?
The square foot count for those windows rang in at about 93 square feet, which makes the City of Marshall project some huge percentage amount larger -- something we are definitely excited about.
The origins for this one actually stretch back quite a bit, when I had the chance to talk to Cathy from the City of Marshall several months ago at one of our speaking events. She had in mind -- you guessed it -- a vision that we would have the opportunity to develop. All we started out with were some simple ideas... windows... something cool... unique...
After communicating with Cathy back & forth the next several weeks, brainstorming, and sharing some possible concepts, we ended up with something that's custom-tuned to the City of Marshall.
We think this display showcases some pretty meaningful things to the Marshall community. In particular, two big things:
First, a shot of the Mrs. Whitney statue that was erected last summer. The statues honors Mary Whitney, wife of Charles Whitney, who ran the post office in the area many, many, many years ago. She's widely credited for naming the community after the name of her husband's post office, which was named after Gov. William Marshall.
Second, a picture from Memorial Park just down the road, which features the 9/11 Memorial, a beam taken from the World Trade Center wreckage in NYC, which notably tilts in the direction of Ground Zero.
Just as with all of our other window projects, this display is visible from the outside, but see-through from the inside. This means employees & visitors can still see out the windows, and they're not cloaked in darkness.
Interestingly, as we were installing these prints, people from the inside were convinced we were putting up some sort of film over the windows -- UV protectant, something -- because they couldn't see the design printed on the outside.
But once they walked out the doors, these people were hit with a severe case of WOW fever.
If you're in Marshall and want check out the windows for yourself, we encourage you to do so! A huge thanks goes out to the city for working on this project with us. We had a blast of a time, and we hope you enjoy everything!
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Authored by Alex MacArthur. Interested in more of what's happening at Lifewall? Follow us on Facebook. , Google+, and at yourlifewall.com.
