The Flickr 1980Sbanktower Image Generatr

Amoral office workers casually inflicted ruin upon the lives of the people on the outside. On and on it went, for decades.

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In downtown Columbia, South Carolina, on January 2nd, 2024, the Wells Fargo Building at 1441 Main St. (built in 1988 as the First Union Building; later known as the Wachovia Building; designed by Stevens & Wilkinson, Inc.) at the southwest corner of Main Street and Hampton Street, as viewed from the southeast corner of Assembly Street and Hampton Street.

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Union List of Artist Names IDs:
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The former BB&T Financial Center soars 340 feet (100 m) into outer space, and is unlikely ever again to be fully occupied with tenants. The endeavor was a regrettable waste of resources that has led us nowhere good. This should not have been built.

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In downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on April 2nd, 2023, the former BB&T Financial Center (built in 1987 as One Triad Park, later briefly known as the Southern National Financial Center; designed by Hammill-Walter Associates) at the southwest corner of North Liberty Street and West 2nd Street, as viewed from the southeast corner of West 2nd Street and North Main Street.

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Union List of Artist Names IDs:
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In downtown Fort Worth, Texas, on February 12th, 2023, the Wells Fargo Tower (designed by Paul Rudolph, built 1980-1982, also known as City Center Tower I, formerly known as the Chase Texas Tower and the First City Bank Tower; part of the City Center Towers Complex) at the northeast corner of Main Street and East 2nd Street.

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Union List of Artist Names IDs:
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