Reunion tower drivers#

Reunion tower drivers#

Eventually, a police cruiser with a public-address system was dispatched to Stemmons Freeway to admonish drivers to keep moving. Police and fire switchboards were overloaded for 15 minutes. But within an hour and a half of the opening, traffic on highways leading to downtown came to a halt. Local police officials were asked if the lighted ball would distract motorists. There are 259 custom LED light fixtures at the intersections of the aluminum struts that form the dome.It takes about 60 seconds to go up to the Geo-Deck, which is 470 feet high.Wolfgang Puck’s Five Sixty and Cloud Nine (also managed by Wolfgang Puck)

Two restaurants can be found inside the tower.

On a clear day you can see Fort Worth, thirty-two miles away.

The floor of Five Sixty rotates at a speed of one revolution per hour.

At 560 feet tall, Reunion Tower is the fifteenth tallest building in Dallas.

We found out many interesting facts about the tower on our tour: Many look forward to the tower’s light display from the freeway, which is easy to spot if you’re traveling at night. Reunion Tower, and it’s adjacent hotel, the Hyatt, are seen everyday, by thousands of travelers from near and far. My children used to refer to it as “the ball”, but we found out there’s so much more to “the ball”, once you’re inside.

Living close to Dallas, there is one iconic building we pass by often: Reunion Tower.