Alston Building, 2400 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL

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Alston Building, 2400 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL

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Summary

Significance: Tuscaloosa's first skyscraper, built on technology established in Chicago. / Tuscaloosa's antebellum courthouse gave way to construction of the city's first skyscraper in 1909. The classically-styled tower rose seven stories and was topped by a roof-top garden and towering electric sign which read "Try Tuscaloosa."
Survey number: HABS AL-915

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1933 - 1970
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alabama
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Library of Congress
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