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<br />NEW BEAUTY
<br />WITH FACED BLOCK
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<br />1, Minnesota State Bank, St. Paul, Minn, Architect: Stanley Fishman, Minneapolis. Completed in
<br />1972, Over 30,000 burnished concrete units used on the exterior and throughout the interior.
<br />2, Mariner High School, White Bear Lake, Minn. Architect: Haarstick-Lundgren and Associates,
<br />St. Paul. Completed in 1972. Over 140,000 face ground blocks with one vertical raked score
<br />were used in all hallways, classrooms, auditorium, gymnasium and cafeteria.
<br />3, Rockford Road Library, Crystal, Minnesota, Architect: Parker-Klein Associates, Architects, Inc..
<br />Minneapolis, Approximately 25,000 burnished concrete units used on the exterior and throughoUi
<br />the interior,
<br />3a, Another view of the library interior shows how sealer brings out the lustrous, terrazzo-like
<br />quality of the block, The sealer was applied at the block plant after grinding, No wall painting
<br />or plastering was required,
<br />4. Fridley High School Auditorium, Fridley, Minnesota, Architect: Patch-Erickson-Madson-Hanson,
<br />Inc" Minneapolis, Approximately 1 0,000 burnished concrete blocks with two vertical raked
<br />scores were used throughout the interiors, Block hardness and density varies from one part of
<br />the country to the other but 3M Company has the experience through working with machinery
<br />builders, , , many years of experience in manufacturing coated abrasives and technological
<br />know-how to help any block producer develop the right method for his operation or type of block.
<br />5. Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota, Architect: Ellerbe, St. Paul. Nearly 250,000 burnished
<br />concrete units were used throughout the complete interior,
<br />Sa, Bethel College Library is clean and attractive, Smooth, coated block resists air-borne deposits
<br />- will retain original terrazzo-like beauty for years without cleaning, .
<br />6, Palace Playground Recreational Building, St. Paul, Minnesota. Architect: Voight and Fourre,
<br />Inc., St. Paul. Approximately 7,000 burnished concrete units with one vertical raked score were
<br />used on the exterior,
<br />Lower cost to begin with, lower cost to maintain than other surfaces,yet face-ground concrete
<br />block offers the lasting beauty of stone,
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