City Place Tower, 1931 skyscraper in Oklahoma City, United States
City Place Tower is a 33-story skyscraper featuring geometric patterns and vertical lines characteristic of early 1930s architecture. The building continues to function as an office complex with numerous business spaces and facilities serving various companies and professional organizations.
The building was completed in 1931 during a period of urban expansion in Oklahoma City, even as the Great Depression affected the nation. Its construction reflects the city's confidence in its future despite challenging economic times.
The building's sequence of names — Ramsey Tower, APCO Tower, Liberty Bank Tower, City National Tower, Sonic Plaza, First City Place — tracks the tenants that shaped downtown Oklahoma City. A 16th-floor skybridge to the Dowell Center was, when built, the highest such structure in the world. The original fire escape is a spiral slide running the full height of the building.
City Place Tower stands at 391 ft with 33 floors in downtown Oklahoma City; the original spiral fire escape slide runs the full height of the building and is still in use, supplemented by a conventional staircase added during Liberty Bank's tenancy. The 16th-floor skybridge to the Dowell Center was the highest such structure in the world when built.
City Place keeps its original fire escape: a spiral slide running the full height of the building, still in use. A conventional staircase was added beside it while Liberty National Bank was the main tenant. During the same period a skybridge on the 16th floor linked the tower to the Dowell Center, then the highest such structure in the world.
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