Texas Skyscrapers

Himmelskratzer (German)
Egratinerus de ciel (French)

Illustrated with vintage photos,
postcards and contemporary photos

Ten Things You Should Know about…
THE ALICO BUILDING OF WACO
by John Troesser
Contemporary photos by John Troesser
Vintage photos courtesy of Texas Collection, Baylor University

Midland - The Petroleum Building
Photos by Barclay Gibson

George Washington Littlefield Building, Austin
By Luke Warm. TE photos

Scarbrough Building, Austin

The World’s Littlest Skyscraper, Wichita Falls
Monument to a Successful Con Artist
By Luke Warm
Photos by Barclay Gibson

Waco - The ALICO Building, circa 1911 Feature
10 Things you should know about the ALICO Building. Contemporary and vintage photos.

Amarillo Skyscrapers -
Amarillo Hotel, Herring Hotel and Santa Fe Building

Big Spring - Settles Hotel
Vintage photo, postcards and contemporary photos

Corsicana - State National Bank Building, 1926 - Then and now

Dallas - The Magnolia Building, 1921
"The Magnolia Building (or at least Pegasus on top) has become the icon of the city..."

Fort Worth - The Flatiron Building Ft Worth and NYC

Harlingen - Los Nueve Pisos

Houston - The Gulf Building Feature

Houston - The Niels & Mellie Esperson Buildings A love story Feature

Lubbock - Hotel Lubbock

Marshall - Hotel Marshall

Midland - The Petroleum Building

Sweetwater - Bluebonnet Hotel by Mike Cox Feature
Now surrounded by so many 200-foot tall wind turbines that it has become the wind power capital of the nation, Sweetwater used to have a more traditional skyscraper – the seven-story Bluebonnet Hotel...

Texarkana - Hotel McCartney

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Big Spring - Petroleum Building

Fort Worth