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Photograph © Wayne Lorentz
Photograph © Mitchell Holman
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Built:
1930
Designed by: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Type: Skyscraper
Stories: 52
Location: 50 Public Square
City: Cleveland
State: Ohio
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Throughout the years, books on skyscrapers have often failed to include Cleveland's Terminal Tower in the text and pictures. I don't understand why this is true. Have architecture experts forgotten that at 708 feet the Terminal Tower was the tallest building in the world (outside of New York) from 1930 to the mid-1950's? It was also one of the largest building complexes in the world when it was constructed, and led the way for other massive complexes such as Rockefeller Center in NYC. Besides this, the 52 story Terminal Tower is the most beautiful building I have ever seen. Its retail center in the former Union Station in the Tower only adds to its gracefulness. The skyscraper is so respected in Cleveland that the BP Tower (1986) across Public Square, was purposely built to be shorter in height, out of respect to the Terminal Tower (though the Key Tower was built to 946 feet in 1991). It was also the most important development the Greater Cleveland area has ever seen. Shaker Heights, perhaps one of America's most well known suburbs, was developed as the main destination for the rail service from the Terminal Tower." -Mike Harper
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