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In Popular Culture

  • Mary Tyler Moore's character was shown dining in Basil's restaurant overlooking the Crystal Court in the introduction to the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
  • A spoof of the Mary Tyler Moore's show scenes appear on Husker Du music video covering the Mary Tyler Moore theme song featuring the IDS Crystal Court.
  • The building was briefly mentioned by Steve Buscemi in Fargo - "IDS Building, the big glass one, tallest skyscraper in the Midwest after the Sears - uh, Chicago...John Hancock building whatever..."
  • The building appeared in Remy Zero's music video, "Save Me."
  • The Hold Steady's song "Party Pit" (Off their album Boys and Girls in America) contains the lyrics, "I saw her walking through the Crystal Court. /She made a scene by the revolving doors."
  • David Treuer's novel The Hiawatha describes the role of American-Indian labor in building the tower.
  • In the movie "Purple Rain", Prince is seen looking in the window of a Music Store on the Skyway Level of the Crystal Court.

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