Derelli Towers
| The Derelli Towers | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | 76 Costello Ave, New Prairie, Wisconsin |
| Current tenants | Numerous |
| Construction started | September 23, 1976 (First Location) 10 October 1976 (New Location) |
| Completed | November 27, 1979 |
| Owner | J.P. Derelli |
| Height | 520ft |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | J.P. Derelli |
The main office structure located in downtown New Prairie that houses many of the city's most predominate businesses.
Building the Towers
Following the 1976 Burning of New Prairie, J.P. Derelli helped rebuild the city into what it is today. As a special thanks for his efforts, the city council named the two office towers at the site of the incident after him. At the base of the towers, as a memorial and historical monument to the burning and those who lost their lives, the construction crew maintained the remains of the abandoned building that the fires started in, preserved forever within a glass case. Nothing was removed, including the burnt grass and the broken embers that survived the fire. At night, the memorial is lit with white and red lights to recreate the fires that were cast upon it during the night of the burning. The memorial stands at the base of, and between, the two towers, each rising 40 stories into the air. They're the tallest point in New Prairie, next to the Hazdon Industries building, which is 30 stories tall.
Hostage Situation
In 1995, a paranoid turned bank robber by the name of Eugene Niron fell to his death from the top of the West Tower. Police related the death to an accident when security cameras found that Eugene tripped over the railing and fell during a struggle with Dustin Thompson.
Secret Tunnels and Vaults
Under the two buildings is a large basement with 6 tunnels, spiraling off into the basements and structures of the rest of the town. 5 of these tunnels lead to secret vaults that Derelli built to hide his money.
The 5 vaults are located under the JB Pretzel Factory, Coppernoll, Burke and Associates, The Earling, and two more known only to Derelli himself. The 6th, dead ends, and contains a secret door leading to another secret room as part of TJ’s, a club that Vinnie Sportien often operated out of.
The Towers' Occupants
The Derelli Towers house not only the Midwestern branch of JP LOANS but also half of New Prairie’s main commercial offices.
Predominate Business:
- Hicks and Abbott Architectural Firm (located on the 18th floor)
- Vinnie Sportien Enterprises
- The New Prairie Gazette (owned and operated by Vinnie Sportien
- 96.6 WFIX "The Fix"
- WNPX (located on the 29th floor)
- Haast Enterprises (located on the 38th, 39th, and 40th floors)