Tower City Center
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Union Terminal Group
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View from Public Square
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| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°29′52″N 81°41′39″W / 41.49778°N 81.69417°WCoordinates: 41°29′52″N 81°41′39″W / 41.49778°N 81.69417°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Graham, Anderson, Probst & White; Walker & Weeks |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts, Art Deco |
| NRHP Reference # | 76001405 |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1976 |
The main concourse of Tower City Center
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| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Opening date | February 17, 1991 |
| Owner | Bedrock Real Estate Services (Dan Gilbert) |
| No. of stores and services | 88 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 0 |
| Total retail floor area | 367,000 sq ft |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Website | www |
Tower City Center, originally known as Cleveland Union Terminal, is a large mixed-use facility located on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The facility is composed of a number of interconnected office buildings, including the landmark Terminal Tower, a shopping mall, a casino, two hotels, and the main hub of Cleveland's four rapid transit lines. On March 17, 1976, the tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Union Terminal Group.
The Cleveland Union Terminal was built by the Van Sweringen brothers as a terminal for all trains coming into Cleveland via the various railroad lines in a concept similar to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The facility also included a number of retail stores and restaurants. Original designs for the complex show that at first the brothers did not plan on building an office tower within the complex. However, they eventually decided to build the 52-story Terminal Tower on the northeast side of the complex facing Public Square. From its completion until 1964, the Terminal Tower was the tallest building in North America outside of New York City. Cleveland Union Terminal also served as the downtown station for the Van Sweringens' new Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Line.
The complex was designed by the firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst, and White. Site preparation began in 1922, and approximately 2,200 buildings were demolished. Construction began in 1926, and structural work was completed by 1927. At the time, it was the second-largest excavation project in the world after the Panama Canal. The Terminal Tower opened to its first tenants in 1928. Three other office buildings, the Medical Arts Building, Builders Exchange Building, and Midland Building, were built in addition to the Terminal Tower. The three Art Deco buildings are collectively known as the Landmark Office Towers Complex and were completed in 1929. In addition to the new buildings, the 1918 Hotel Cleveland was connected to the complex. Cleveland Union Terminal was dedicated and officially opened in 1930.
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