Tower of the Americas drawing

Artwork for the proposed Tower of the Americas, superimposed on an image of downtown San Antonio in the background.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Close up of a scale model of the Tower of the Americas observation levels

Close-up photograph of a scale architecture model of the Tower of the Americas' revolving restaurant and observation levels.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tower concept drawing

Copy print of concept artwork for the proposed Tower of the Americas by architect O'Neil Ford, a 750-foot, 4.5 million dollar structure containing an observation tower/restaurant located in San Antonio, Texas. The tower would contain 3 elevators, have a capacity of 17,500 persons and facilities that would include 2 observation decks, food vending machines, gift shop, post office, a main level, mezzanine and a club level.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History