Praetorian Building to become lofts.

From: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Date: March 4, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Steve Brown

Mar. 4--When the Praetorian Building opened on Main Street in 1908, people paid a quarter to climb to the top floor and look out over downtown.

At 16 stories, it was the tallest building in Texas.

But the last office tenants of "the pioneer skyscraper of the Southwest" moved out in 1993.

Now a California investor has decided that the landmark could be a hit with loft apartment renters. 3J Development LLC of San Diego ...

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