11/22/1973 : Giant Sign victim of energy crisis. Workmen dismantling sign atop Gulf Building, Nov. 22,1973.
Blair Pittman / Houston ChronicleIt was the end of an era on this day in 1973 as Gulf Oil went ahead with dismantling the"lollipop" atop its building downtown.
Since 1965, the 53-foot-high, rotating Gulf logo had served as a distinctive downtown beacon and advertisement. Blame the need to conserve energy for its removal. "We did some homework and figured the amount of kilowatt hours it uses a year could heat 30 typical Houston homes in the same period," Don Pratt, a Gulf spokesman, told the Chronicle.More from Bayou City History
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