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The tower dominated the Columbus skyline, which did not see significant high-rise construction until the 1960s, [34] though there was at least one major attempt to build another high-rise in the city in 1953. [35] The Lincoln-LeVeque Tower was the only building in Columbus taller than 300 feet (91 m) until 1962. [9]
Columbus went through an early high-rise construction boom in the 1920s, during which time the city saw the completion of the 555-foot (169 m) LeVeque Tower, which stood as the tallest structure in Columbus for 46 years. However, the pace of new high-rise construction then remained slow until 1960; starting in that year, Columbus entered into a ...
The Palace Theatre is a 2,695-seat restored movie palace located at 34 W. Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio. It was designed and built in 1926 by the American architect Thomas W. Lamb as part of the American Insurance Union Citadel (now the LeVeque Tower). Today the theater functions as a multi-use performing arts venue.
The 28-story Hilton Columbus Downtown tower opened in October 2022. The hotel tower, at 402 N. High St., next to the Greater Columbus Convention Center, is 28 stories and 361 feet tall ...
The "Postcards from Columbus" project in 2008 showcased the vision of Dispatch photographers and readers, yielding these beautiful scenes of the city. View Columbus as Dispatch photographers did ...
Rhodes State Office Tower: 629 (192) 45 1973 Columbus: Tallest building in Columbus. 6 Sherwin-Williams Headquarters: 616 (187) 36 2024 Cleveland 7 Carew Tower: 574 (175) 49 1931 Cincinnati 8 LeVeque Tower: 555 (169) 49 1927 Columbus 5th-tallest building in the world when completed. 9 William Green Building: 530 (162) 33 1990 Columbus 10 Tower ...
The downtown of Columbus has changed roles since its founding, going from a government center, to an industrial and commercial center, to what it currently is as the major commercial hub of central Ohio. [6] The first modern skyscraper to adorn downtown Columbus' skyline is LeVeque Tower, built in 1927. [7]
LeVeque Tower, 1927; Lincoln Theatre, 1928; Municipal Light Plant, 1937 and 1950s; Ohio Judicial Center, 1931; Old Port Columbus Airport Terminal and Control Tower, 1929; Palace Theatre, 1927; Royal York Apartments, 1937