BY TOM FOWLER
HOUSTON—Houston's lack of nostalgia for historic buildings went on vivid display Sunday when a 60-year-old office tower once considered a masterwork of modern architecture was demolished.
Originally the Prudential Insurance Co.'s regional offices, the sleek, 20-story limestone and granite tower was owned by MD Anderson Cancer Center. Cracks in the foundation were too costly to repair, officials said, so the building was razed to make way for a new clinic.
The tower, designed by Kenneth Franzheim, was once Houston's tallest building outside of downtown. The lobby's 16-by-46-foot fresco by Peter Hurd, ...
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