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The Clark Tower was developed in the early 1970s by developer William B. Clark, Sr. as part of a larger development called Clark Center. It was constructed immediately to the east of the smaller White Station Tower, also built by Clark in 1965. The original plans called for an identical twin tower immediately to the north of the existing parking garage, with another parking garage structure and a 15-story hotel further north towards Sanderlin Street. These plans were never realized, and the remaining property was eventually developed as the Sanderlin Retail Center.
The building was designed by architect Robert Lee Hall, who also designed the 100 North Main Building in downtown Memphis, as well as Patterson Hall at the University of Memphis. Construction began in July, 1970, with a "topping out" on July 9, 1971. Its last major renovation was in 2004. It continues to be leased as Class A office space - the highest available.
The building suffered significant exterior damage from a July 22nd, 2003 windstorm(we called that Hurricane Elvis). Several windows on Clark Tower's southwest corner were blown out.
Clark Tower was a major component in the migration of the Class A office market away from downtown Memphis and into the eastern suburbs. With 649,000 square feet (60,300 m2) of leasable space, it remains the largest commercial office building in the city.
Clark Tower is one of the most recognizable landmarks to Memphis residents and visitors. Built on relatively high ground along Poplar Avenue, it can be seen easily from vantage points eight to ten miles (16 km) away, including Bartlett and Memphis International Airport. It is crowned by a large U.S. Flag, which flies 24 hours per day. Both flag and tower are brightly illuminated at night.
Emporis.com lists the height of the building at 400 feet (120 m), which places it at either the 2nd or 3rd in the city behind 100 North Main and the Morgan Keegan Tower (if the latter's spire is included in measurements). It is by far the tallest building outside of downtown. The main roof of is at 365 feet (111 m), with a recessed penthouse and top cap located above. The building also has an attached, multistory parking garage enclosed by a lattice-type exterior. The ground floor of this garage is retail space. Unlike the neighboring White Station Tower, Clark Tower does not have a subterranean parking garage.
The 33rd floor of Clark Tower is presently occupied by The Tower Room, a public restaurant. From outside, this floor is identifiable by the presence of arches just below the main roof.

I am currently in the car en route Sandusky, OH heading to Cedar Point
Amusement Park. The trip so far has had it's share of delays.

The rental car we got from Hertz during the car ride from Dallas to
Memphis ended up breaking. Some screws fell out of a plastic panel
under the grill causing it to fall and scrap the pavement. We got the
car replaced at the Memphis Airport Hertz location which ate up an
hour or so of our time. We ended up getting the same vehicle, 2009
Chevy Malibu, but it was a high class version with leather seats,
Bluetooth, etc ...

We ended up in Chicago area around 11pm after a 9 hour drive on Day 2.
It rained on day 3 and we couldn't do much of anything outdoors so we
headed to the downtown area and walked the Michigan Avenue shops and
stores. Later that evening we headed to dinner in Chinatown, and
luckily the rain stopped by then. We had some authentic Chinese dishes
at a popluar szechaun restaurant, and finished the meal with a
pineappple/mango smoothies with Boba.

We left Chinatown and heading to Boystown, Chicago's gay strip. It was
oddily empty for 10pm on Saturday night. We walked for a short while
before leaving and heading back to the hotel for the evening.

This morning we headed to the Navy Pier and walked around and took
some pictures. It was very touristy, but the view of the Chicago
skyline were great. We stayed for about an hour before continuing to
Ohio.

Chicago was fun. Due to time constraints I didn't get some deep dish
pizza or see Oooopraahh WinFreey! Maybe another time.