Information on 1950s-70s tall circular buildings

[stevemcquillin]

Hello,

I am researching information on tall circular or polygonal buildings from the late 1950s to early 190s era. Below is a list of some that I found. I would greatly appreciate any leads on other buildings from this era in the U. S. and around the world.

Thank you very much,

Steve McQuillin
List of Cylindrical American Tall Buildings
Note: results from comprehensive surveys via Emporis.com of buildings dating from the late 1950s through the early 1970s in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Kansas City, Des Moines, Wichita, Denver, St. Louis, Austin, New Orleans, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago, Little Rock, Memphis, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Syracuse, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Louisville
1. Oklahoma City, OK, 1963 United Founders Life Tower, 20-st. decagon
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=unitedfounderstower-oklahomacity-ok-usa
2-3. Marina City I and II, Chicago, 1964, twin faceted cylinders, 61 fl.
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=marinacityi-chicago-il-usa
4. St. Louis, 1968 Millennium Hotel, 28 floors, cylindrical, Tabler-designed
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=millenniumhotelstreetlouis-streetlouis-mo-usa
5. Los Angeles, Capitol Records Bldg., 1956 13-st., 1st cylinder in the world
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=capitolrecordsbuilding-losangeles-ca-usa
6. Henry Manning Towers, Cleveland, 1972, 4 bundled cylinders, 12 fl.
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=henryeastmanningtowers-cleveland-oh-usa
7. Bellevue Tower Apts., Memphis, 1965 18-st. decagon with balconies
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bellevuetowerapartments-memphis-tn-usa
8. Wilder Tower, Memphis, 1968 12-st. octagon, Univ. of Memphis
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=johnsouthwildertower-memphis-tn-usa
9. Holiday Inn, Tallahassee, 1960s 12-story 20-sided tower
http://travel.travelocity.com/hotel/HotelDetail.do?propertyId=2510&tab=photos&Service=TRAVELOCITY&WA1=03010&WA2=69906055&WA3=15517526&WA4=0&WA6=180800;
10. Pfister Hotel Tower, Milwaukee, 1965 21-st. cylinder
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetpfisterhoteltower-milwaukee-wi-usa
11-12. Locust Ct./Arlington Ct. Apts., Milwaukee, 1964 24-st. decagons
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=locustcourtapartments-milwaukee-wi-usa
13. Red Lion Hotel Denver Downtown, 1967 14-st. octagon
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=redlionhoteldenverdowntown-denver-co-usa
14. 250 Douglas Place, Wichita, 1969 26-fl. octagon
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=centertowerapartments-wichita-ks-usa
15. University Club Towers. Tulsa, 1966 32-st. 20-sided tower
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=universityclubtowers-tulsa-ok-usa
16. Duluth, MN, 1969 Radisson, 16 floors, cylindrical
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=radissonhotelduluthharborview-duluth-mn-usa
17-18. Hilliard Homes, Chicago, 1966 16-st. round public housing
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=hilliardseniorhomesii-chicago-il-usa
19. Marx Hotel & Conference Center, Syracuse, 1969 20-st. decagon
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetmarxhotelconferencecenter-syracuse-ny-usa
20. Angeleno Hotel, Los Angeles, 1970 17-st. decagon (old Holiday Inn)
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/2/3/01158/08237/hotels/Angeleno_Hotel_Can_it_open_this_month_http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=holidayinnbren2odbelair-losangeles-ca-usa
21-23. St. John’s Towers, Stamford, 1971 set of 3 17-st. circular towers
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=streetjohnstowers-stamford
24. Carillon Towers, San Francisco, 1964 18-st. cylinder
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=carillontowers-sanfrancisco-ca-usa
25. Covington, KY, 1970 Radisson Riverfront, 18 floors, cylindrical
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=radissonhotelcincinnatiriverfront-covington-ky-usa
26. Detroit, MI, 1970 Cathedral Tower, 18-st. octagon
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=castreetdraltowerapartments-detroit-mi-usa

[latennisguy]

Los Angeles Biltmore -1976-:

http://www.emporis.com/images/6/2006/04/452572.jpg

[SHOFEAR]

Crowne Plaza Edmonton
24 floors
1966
http://e.yimg.com/tr.us.o.yimg.com/imgs/1/198838/198838_EXT_02_E.jpg

[Nowhereman1280]

Tall circular buildings? Its much easier to call them beer-cans... That's what we call them in Milwaukee, seeing as how I can think of at least five towers in Milwaukee that fit this description...

[Cleveland Brown]

Detroit - Renaissance Center* - 1 Circular tower surrounded by 4 near circular towers and two more on the side.

* See also John Portman's whoring of the same tower in LA, Atlanta...

[Nowhereman1280]

More Milwaukee Beer Cans:

McCormick Hall (Marquette University)
http://www.mu.edu/images/orl/buildings/McCormick_01.jpg

^^^ There is a quarter slice that is taken out of this otherwise circular building, it is on the other side of the building in this picture...

College Court Apartments:

http://www.emporis.com/images/6/2003/10/225915.jpg

^^^ These are twin towers, so there are two towers...

Apparently someone in Milwaukee in the 1970's decided that stripped, circular, beige and brick buildings made a lot of sense and were incredibly stylish...

[mhays]

In Seattle, the first Westin Hotel tower would count (40, probably 400', 1960?), though the second Westin tower is too new (44, 440, 1982). There's also an apartment building at 8th & Pine built in the 60s or thereabouts (25?).

[Exodus]

The 15 storie Lafayette Plaza Hotel in Mobile.

[toddguy]

Christopher Inn, Columbus Ohio. I believe 13 floors, cylindrical, built I think 1963..demolished in the late 80's early 90's I believe. It is in Emporis.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k40/toddguy/chrisinn-1.jpg

Also the Lincoln and Morrill towers at OSU..I think they are 26 floors and built around 1965. I am not sure how many sides they have,,but they fit the criterion. And they are ugly as sin. Pics are in the ugliest building threads/worst architectural abominaton thread. Also in Emporis.

[volguus zildrohar]

Philadelphia Embassy Suites Hotel

1964, 267 feet, 27 stories

http://images.worldspan.com/images/3688/ES/4052/A1001001A06J25A70942C50766W300.jpg

I like how someone sheared off the top 30 floors of the Bell Atlantic Tower.

[theWatusi]

http://images.worldspan.com/images/3523/RD/474/A1001001A04K16B53126G48712W300.jpg
http://images.worldspan.com/images/3523/RD/474/A1001001A04K16B53126G48712W300.jpg

Valley Forge, PA Radisson - formerly the Sheraton and possibly something before that. I had some great after prom sex there. :tup:

[Nowhereman1280]

Christopher Inn, Columbus Ohio. I believe 13 floors, cylindrical, built I think 1963..demolished in the late 80's early 90's I believe. It is in Emporis.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k40/toddguy/chrisinn-1.jpg



What an awesome building, its a shame it was razed... What is on the site now?

[atl2phx]

atlanta's former C&S building. built 1964-1965. disassembled in the late 1980's to make way for bank of america plaza.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/ATL2PHX/cs.jpg

[atl2phx]

atlanta's westin peachtree plaza. built in the late 1970's.

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/atlanta17.jpg

[lawsond]

Christopher Inn, Columbus Ohio. I believe 13 floors, cylindrical, built I think 1963..demolished in the late 80's early 90's I believe. It is in Emporis.


i can't believe that christopher inn was demolished. it's that kind of thing that makes yah cry

[lawsond]

http://www.likeyou.com/gfx/shaan_syed_vaseline_towers.jpg


this is an artist rendition of vaseline towers in toronto.
it is at the heart of the gay hood and is named for its "singles" nature.
i had some excellent and some lousy sex there.
is ther something about round buildings that encourages that?

[sprtsluvr8]

Clarion State Capital, Raleigh...20 floors
http://www.raleighclarion.com/images/RaleighExterior.jpg
(clarion.com)

[sprtsluvr8]

Hyatt Regency Atlanta Downtown...built a cylindrical glass addition to the original hotel, I think in the 1970's
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/86206119_5b00e46c87.jpg?v=0
(flickr)

[BTinSF]

You could call this one "post-cyclindrical". It's a Phillip Johnson design from 1982 and it's slightly irregular and so not quite cyclindrical:

101 California St., San Francisco
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/101CALIF1091.JPG
Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/101CALIF1091.JPG

[ColDayMan]

What an awesome building, its a shame it was razed... What is on the site now?

The Ohio Retirement building is there now.

http://urbanohio.com/CentralOhio/Columbus/2006/August/06ColumbusAugust17.jpg

[altfelix]

The Round Building in St. Louis, demolished in 1998.

http://www.builtstlouis.net/roundbuilding01.html

[erasercut]

What an awesome building, its a shame it was razed... What is on the site now?

This could've been on the Jetsons.

[JBB]

I don't have a picture of it, but the McIntyre Medical building at McGill University in Montreal was built in 1965 and fits your profile well. I believe its around 15 stories and is featured prominently in many of the famous Montreal skyline shots taken from Mount Royal.

http://cac.mcgill.ca/campus/buildings/McIntyre_Medical_Sciences.html

[Boris2k7]

In this 1968 photo of a portion of Downtown Calgary, you can see one of these circular buildings. It no longer exists.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6053/na239944hb0.jpg

[jazfingr]

The 35-story Westin Bonaventure Hotel (Built in 1976) is a modern landmark in downtown Los Angeles.
The hotel has five connected cylindrical towers.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2182/1492970226_60bc4855e3_o.jpg

[jazfingr]

try typing "cylindrical buildings" in google and click images, there's hunderds of them.

[LeeWilson]

If you're looking for buildings from around the world, here is the Osaka Maru Building, built in 1976.

http://from-osaka.up.seesaa.net/image/837D838B83r838B.jpg
photo courtesy from-osaka.up.seesaa.net

[TheBoingoBandit]

The Rotunda (built 1964) in the city of Birmingham, England...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotunda_%28Birmingham%29


http://www.birminghamhistory.co.uk/building_rotunda.htm