Smith-Young Tower
Tower Life Building is a 31-story building and a historical landmark in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. Completed in 1929 and standing at 404 feet tall, Tower Life Building was the tallest building and structure in San Antonio until the Tower of the Americas was completed in 1968, and the Marriott Rivercenter surpassed it as the tallest building in San Antonio in 1988.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Leaflet, Public domain.
Photo: Zereshk, Public domain.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: building in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
- Also known as: “Smith-Young Tower (San Antonio, Tex.)”, “Tower Life Building”, and “Transit Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bexar County Courthouse and Cathedral of San Fernando.
Bexar County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Zereshk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bexar County Courthouse is a historic building in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The building was designed by architect James Riely Gordon, and borders Main Plaza, along with such other architectural landmarks as the Cathedral of San Fernando. Bexar County Courthouse is situated 710 feet west of Smith-Young Tower.
Cathedral of San Fernando
Church
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Fernando Cathedral also called the Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria and Guadalupe is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States. Cathedral of San Fernando is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Smith-Young Tower.
Aztec Theater
Theater building
Photo: Charou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aztec Theatre is a historic theater in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. Aztec Theater is situated 670 feet north of Smith-Young Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Villita and San Antonio.
La Villita
Neighborhood
Photo: Johnpeter2008, Public domain.
La Villita Historic Arts Village is an art community in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. There are art galleries, stores selling souvenirs, gifts, custom jewelry, pottery, and imported Mexican folk art, as well as several restaurants in the district.
San Antonio
Photo: 归零者, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Antonio is the second largest city in the state of Texas and the 7th largest in the United States. It's the 24th largest metropolitan area in the country.
Olmos Park
Village
Olmos Park is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,180 at the 2020 census. The town is noted for its park-like setting, oak-tree lined streets, and large estates, many of which were constructed during the 1920s. Olmos Park is situated 4 miles north of Smith-Young Tower.
Smith-Young Tower
- Categories: skyscraper, tower block, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bexar, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.42293° or 29° 25′ 23″ northLongitude
-98.49141° or 98° 29′ 29″ westElevation
627 feet (191 metres)Open location code
76X3CGF5+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 60586390OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingGeoNames ID
4729263Wikidata ID
Q3535937
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Smith-Young Tower” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مبنى تاور لايف”
- French: “Tower Life Building”
- Persian: “ساختمان تاور لایف (سن آنتونیو)”
- Persian: “ساختمان تاور لایف (سن انتونیو)”
- Persian: “ساختمان تاور لایف”
- Spanish: “Tower Life Building”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Smith-Young Tower”. Photo: Leaflet, Public domain.