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Griffin Square, announced in 1969, was the brainchild of C. Wesley Goyer Jr. The project site was 32 acres on the southwest side of downtown, which consisted of railroad yards and ephemera that Goyer bought up. The centerpiece of the project was the 913-foot tall ""Dallas Tower"" - set to be the world's tallest concrete building when finished in 1972. The Dallas Tower would have offices and 28 floors of hotel space. Over 16 acres were cleared for the project, which was to open in May of 1972. The hotel and apartments would cater to downtown workers and convention visitors at the nearby convention center. Also in the plan were apartments and shopping, to compliment the nearby Main Place development. The first building, 555 Griffin Square, was eventually constructed and opened in 1973. The tower project was doomed in 1970 when Harvey Hotels pulled out of the project, citing the fact that it had expanded too rapidly and needed ""a breather"". Arlen Realty took over the planned development and it was scaled down to just a few small buildings. Only 555 Griffin Square was ever finished. The cleared land eventually became (mostly) many acres of parking lots. This scan comes from an advertisement for the development published in Life Magazine. |
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Griffin Square (never built, thankfully)
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| Author | Justin Cozart from Dallas, TX, USA |
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