- PNC Tower
The PNC Tower (formerly known as the Central Trust Bank Building) is a 495 foot (151 meter) tall building in downtown
Cincinnati ,Ohio . It stands 31 stories tall, overlooking theOhio River waterfront. It is considered one of the most recognizable buildings making up the city's skyline. Fact|date=May 2008History
The site of the tower was previously occupied by the Mitchell Building, one of the city's earliest high rise buildings at 117 feet with 8 floors.
When construction of the
Cass Gilbert -designed building was completed in 1913, the PNC Tower was the fifth-tallest building in the world and the 2nd tallest building outside ofNew York City . It remained the tallest building in Cincinnati until 1931, when construction on theCarew Tower was completed.The PNC Tower was originally built as the headquarters for
The Union Central Life Insurance Company , which moved out in 1964. Originally painted brown, the building was painted white in the 1940s.The building, along with nearby skyscraper the
Carew Tower , was featured in the opening and closing of the daytime drama "The Edge of Night " until 1980. Cincinnati had stood in as the show's locale, Monticello; coincidentally (or not), the company that produced "Edge",Procter and Gamble , is also based in Cincinnati.###@@@KEY@@@###succession box| before=
Fourth & Walnut Center
title=Tallest Building in Ohio| years=1913—1927 151m| after=LeVeque Tower
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