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March 16, 1927
- After heated debates that lasted a few years, the Terminal cornerstone was set on March 16, 1927, tilting downtown Cleveland’s center of gravity decidedly back to Public Square and ensuring that the Mall concept would work. The project was estimated at around $170 million and the Union Terminal had its grand opening in 1930.
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The tower, owned by Forest City Realty Trust since 1983, was purchased by Cleveland's K&D Group on September 15, 2016 for $38.5 million. K&D added a mixed-use element to the building, converting 11 of the lower, larger floors to residential use, with 293 one and two bedroom apartments.
When Key Bank Tower was completed in 1991, the Terminal Tower became the second tallest in Cleveland and second tallest between the Big Apple and the Windy City. Nevertheless, the Tower’s architecture is something to behold, with the upper portion closely resembling New York’s Municipal Building.
Iconic Cleveland: The History Behind Cleveland's Terminal Tower. Before Key Tower and 200 Public Square, the Terminal Tower ruled Cleveland's skyline on its own and has become the city's symbol of pride and perseverance. On the morning of June 28, 1930, some 3,000 men in black suits streamed through Public Square and into the arched doorways of ...
May 14, 2021 · It opened along with the tower in 1928, and offers 360-degree views out over Cleveland and Lake Erie. The Observation Deck used to be open all the time, but was closed indefinitely in 1976 after a gunman took 13 hostages inside the building (thankfully no one was hurt).
Construction on the steelwork began in 1926, and the 708' Terminal Tower was completed in 1927, the tallest building in the world outside New York City until 1953 and in the United States until 1964.
Nov 24, 2015 · On June 28, 1930, the tower was dedicated. "High in Transportation and Industry, They Hail Mighty Terminal," praised The Cleveland Press headline. It would prove a siren song. It took 46 years to propose another remake of the square, a period in which Cleveland's population decline began to take hold, birthing the Rust Belt.
Presenters Rebecca McFarland and Tom Pappas will share fascinating information about the Tower and the brothers who built it – along with the railroads that used this shiny, new terminal recently at our Main Branch. Cleveland was still a boom town in the 1920s.
