Midland, Texas

=== Cityscape ===
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures in Midland, Texas}}
Nicknamed "The Tall City", Midland has long been known for its downtown skyline. Most of downtown Midland's major office buildings were built during a time of major [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]] oil and gas discoveries. The surge in energy prices in the mid-1980s sparked a building boom downtown. For many years, the 22-story [[Wilco building|Wilco Building]] in downtown was the tallest building between [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] and [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]. Today, the tallest is the 24-story [[Bank of America Building (Midland)|Bank of America Building]], at {{convert|332|ft|m}}. Four buildings over {{convert|500|ft|m}} tall were planned in the 1980s, including one designed by architect [[I.M. Pei]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uwm.edu/SARUP/faculty/cardillo.htm |title=List of Architectural designs, including MGF Building by I. M. Pei |publisher=Uwm.edu |date=April 3, 2012 |access-date=November 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927224155/http://www4.uwm.edu/SARUP/faculty/cardillo.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2010 }}</ref>

The great oil bust of the mid-1980s killed any plans for future skyscrapers. A private development group was planning to build [[Energy Tower (Midland, Texas)|Energy Tower]] at City Center, which was proposed to be 870 feet tall, with 59 floors (six floors underground and 53 above). If it had been built, it would have been Texas's sixth-tallest building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mywesttexas.com/top_stories/article_ac0f72d2-115e-598d-be9d-cc0d8ed838b6.html|title=Architect: 'Energy Tower starts ripple effect of downtown activity'|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>
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!Rank
!Name
!Height<br /><small>ft / m</small>
!Floors
!Year
!class="unsortable"| Notes
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|1  || [[Bank of America Building (Midland)|Bank of America Building]] || <span style="display:none">01.0</span>332 /101  || 24 || 1978 || The building has been the tallest building in the city since 1978.<ref name="bofa">{{Cite web|title=Bank of America Building|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=97|access-date=October 28, 2009|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
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|2  || [[Wilco building|Wilco Building]] || <span style="display:none">02.0</span>308 / 94 || 22 || 1958 || The Wilco Building was, for many years, the tallest building between [[Fort Worth, Texas|Ft. Worth]] and [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]].  After the Bank of America Building was constructed, the Wilco Building became the second-tallest in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=97|title=Wilco Building|access-date=October 29, 2009|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
|-
|3  || [[Centennial Tower (Midland)|Centennial Tower]] || <span style="display:none">02.0</span>191 / 58 || 15 || 1978 || Centennial Tower is located in Centennial Plaza in downtown Midland.  It currently stands as the third-tallest building in the city.  
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|4  || [[Independence Plaza]] || <span style="display:none">02.0</span>  || 16 || 1984 || Independence Plaza is a large office building located in the heart of downtown Midland.  It currently stands as the fourth-tallest building in the city.  
|}
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File:Midland, TX skyline DSCN1201.JPG|Downtown
File:West Texas National Bank Bldg., Midland DSCN1202.JPG|Summit Building (center) and [[Wilco Building]] (background)
File:Petroleum Bldg., Midland, TX DSCN1174.JPG|[[Petroleum Building (Midland)|Petroleum Building]], with [[Centennial Tower (Midland)|Centennial Tower]] on right
File:Midland, TX, City Hall DSCN1154.JPG|City Hall
File:Basic Energy Services Bldg., Midland, TX DSCN1207.JPG|Kinder Morgan Building
File:Doubletree Hotel, Midland, TX DSCN1180.JPG|Downtown [[Doubletree Hotel]]
File:Yucca Theatre, Midland, TX DSCN1171.JPG|Yucca Theater at the Petroleum Building
File:First Presbyterian Church, Midland, TX DSCN1189.JPG|First Presbyterian Church
File:Glimpse of Midland, TX, W Ohio Ave looking east.jpg|Downtown from Ohio Avenue
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