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December 31, 1979 A boy walked his dog on the ice of Lake of the Isles Sunday as the sun sank behind clouds. The Twin Cities had less than four hours of sunshine from Dec. 22 through Dec. 30, the National Weather Service reported. The most sunshine for any day during that period was recorded yesterday, when the sun came out for three hours and 12 minutes. Darlene Pfister, Minneapolis Star Tribune
35 years ago today, tornadoes ripped through the metro area, knocking over the iconic Edina Theater marquee:
June 15, 1981 A tornado toppled the Art Deco sign on the Edina Theater the previous night. The 47-year-old landmark proved to be damaged beyond repair. The following October, a new sign, identical to the old one, was placed atop the theater. The company worked from original blueprints to duplicate the 29-foot, 3,000-pound sign. (Bruce Bisping, Star Tribune)
Read more, and see the Minneapolis Tribune’s front page from that day.