| The Lake Placid Tower |
|
The Tower Story At the Time of construction it was the world's tallest concrete
masonry structure. It was built with more than 70,000 pounds of reinforcing steel and nine
million pounds of concrete. Back then it was called "Placid Tower" and featured a
small zoo. |
| Interesting Facts |
| Issue |
Detail |
| Number of steps to the top |
Two Hundred and Ninety-Seven |
| Number of miles seen from the top |
Forty |
| Elevator travel time |
Sixty-Five Seconds |
| Number of stories high |
Twenty-Seven |
| Total Structural Height |
Two Hundred and Seventy Feet |
| Elevation above sea level |
Three Hundred and Sixty |
| Original Construction Date |
1960 |
| Original Opening Date |
January 1, 1961 |
| Original Owner |
Ernest Okley Hunt |
| Reopening date |
September 1992 |
| Current Owner |
Mark Campbell |
