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| Description | Tower City Center is a large mixed-use complex on the south side of Public Square in Downtown Cleveland. Originally known as Cleveland Union Station, the buildings were built in order to serve as the main passenger train station for the city, as well as office space, a retail arcade, and a hotel. The most recognizable and prominent part of the complex is Terminal Tower, which has 52 floors and is 771 feet tall, which made it the tallest building in North America outside of New York City from 1930 until 1964. Terminal Tower was constructed in the Beaux Arts style and modeled on the New York Municipal Building, and is now the second-tallest building in Cleveland and in the state of Ohio, following the construction of Key Tower on the opposite side of Public Square in 1991, and is currently slated for partial conversion into apartments. Other buildings in the complex include the Hotel Cleveland, constructed in 1918 and incorporated into the Terminal Tower building when it was constructed, the Art Deco-style Landmark Office Towers Complex, located to the south of Terminal Tower and were constructed at the same time as Terminal Tower. In 1991, two new office buildings were constructed over the old train concourse, which also include a large atrium between them. The construction of the complex in 1926-1930 necessitated a large excavation project, which at the time was second only to the Panama Canal in size. The complex covers four city blocks and is some of the most prized and valuable real estate in the city, and was built during the city's peak in economic prowess and population. Today, the complex no longer houses an intercity passenger rail station, as it was decided to be too inefficient to route trains away from the lakefront route that more directly connects Toledo to Buffalo. However, the complex remains the central nexus of the city's rapid transit system, with the Blue Line, Red Line, and Green Line all feeding into the building, which acts as a central hub. |
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| Source | Tower City Center, Cleveland, OH |
| Author | Warren LeMay from Cincinnati, OH, United States |
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