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Identifier

10011334

Description

Continental National Bank building with revolving clock, 200 W. 7th and Houston Street, downtown Fort Worth, 06/30/1961. It was a 30-story skyscraper in Fort Worth, Texas. Designed by Fort Worth architecture firm Preston M. Geren & Associates, it was the tallest building in the city from its opening in 1957 until the completion of The Fort Worth Tower in 1974. After being abandoned in 1990, the tower stood vacant for more than 15 years until it was demolished in 2006. It is one of the tallest buildings ever to be demolished.

Archival Date

1961-06-30

Collection Name

W.D. Smith Commercial Photography, Inc. Collection

Collection Number

AR430 61-318-6

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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Subjects

Skyscrapers; Buildings; Automobiles

Subjects

Skyscrapers; Buildings; Automobiles

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