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The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (229-meter) observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district in the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford [ 1 ] and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68 . [ 2 ]
The tower housed San Antonio's first Sears, Roebuck & Company store, originally occupying the building's basement and first 4 levels. [4] Opening on March 7, 1929, Sears, Roebuck & Co. was the first portion of the building opened to the public, with 35,000 items on display and 225 members of staff.
Stratosphere Tower: 350.2 m (1149 ft) 1996 Concrete Las Vegas, Nevada: Tallest observation tower in the United States. 2 Tower of the Americas: 228.6 m (750 ft) 1968 Concrete San Antonio, Texas: Built as the theme structure for San Antonio's World's Fair, HemisFair '68. It was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until ...
The tallest office building in San Antonio. [7] 3 Grand Hyatt San Antonio: 424 (129) 34 Hotel / Residential 2008 A 1,000 room hotel that was the tallest building in San Antonio completed in the 2000s. [8] 4 Tower Life Building: 404 (123) 30 Vacant 1928 First known as the Smith-Young Tower. Also on the National Register of Historic Places. It is ...
American Towers Tower Punta Gorda: Punta Gorda, Florida Guyed Mast 461.3 m Viacom Communications Tower Duette: Duette, Florida: Guyed Mast 460 m KPLC TV Tower Fenton: Fenton, Louisiana: Guyed Mast 459.3 m Post Newsweek Stations San Antonio Tower: Elmendorf, Texas: Guyed Mast 459.3 m Iowa Public TV Tower Hancock: Hancock, Iowa: Guyed Mast 459 m
The Milam Building is a historic 21-story building in downtown San Antonio, Texas.Built in 1928, it was the tallest building in San Antonio and the tallest brick and reinforced concrete structure in the United States standing at 280 feet (90 m).
After our tour, we dined onsite at the STATE Grill and Bar, where the cameras and Casey’s acrophobia faded away.I felt like we had such an honest conversation, touching on lighter and more ...
The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States.It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, a pivotal event of the Texas Revolution in which American folk heroes James Bowie and Davy Crockett were killed. [4]