A former president opened it; a future president's tower replaced itSourced
Herbert Hoover attended the dedication.
Decades later came Trump World Tower.
The United Engineering Center opened in New York in 1961, with former president Herbert Hoover attending its dedication. The building was demolished in 1998 for Trump World Tower, named for the developer who later became president.
Two presidential eras
at one address.
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