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Rank Name Image Location Height feet (m) Floors Year Notes 1 Hancock Whitney Center: New Orleans: 697 (212) 51 1972 Has been the tallest building in New Orleans and Louisiana since 1972; tallest building in the Southeastern United States at the time of its completion; first Southeastern skyscraper to rise higher than 656 feet (200 m); tallest building constructed in the city in the 1970s.
The Plaza Tower, completed in 1969, was the first building to exceed 500 feet (152 m). [9] Shortly thereafter, Hancock Whitney Center took its place as the city's tallest building in 1972. [ 2 ] The oil boom of the late 1970s and early 1980s led to more construction of high-rises in New Orleans, with the completion of 17 of the city's 40 ...
Lake Whitney was created in 1951 when the United States Army Corps of Engineers constructed a dam on the Brazos River in order to prevent flooding in downstream communities such as Waco. [ 2 ] The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department leased 775-acres along the east shore of Lake Whitney for Lake Whitney State Park from the United States ...
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The Plaza Tower was the tallest building in New Orleans and Louisiana for four years until the Hancock Whitney Center (then called One Shell Square) surpassed it by over 160 feet (49 m). Along with the World Trade Center on the Mississippi riverfront, the Plaza Tower marked the beginning of modern high-rises in New Orleans.
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The community is situated at the southern end of Lake Whitney, near the dam. Following the completion of Whitney Dam in the early 1950s, Laguna Park became a recreation destination. Small stores and a post office opened to serve the surrounding agricultural area as well as visitors to Lake Whitney.
A boater on Lake Whitney heads to shore as night falls. Lake Whitney is a year-round destination for Texas residents due to the abundance of water sports and activities all ages can enjoy and its proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth along the Interstate 35 Corridor. The most popular activities at the lake include fishing, boating, sailing, jet skiing ...