The octagonal, 65-foot-tall amber glass and concrete tower — built in 1950 with donations from local veterans groups — serves as a permanent shrine for more than 5,000 veterans buried in its ...
The architect behind it, Bruce Graham, later worked on the Sears Tower in Chicago, which became the tallest building in ... Using glass instead of concrete for the exterior saved both material ...
The outer shell of the tower stands at 124 feet tall and can hold 3 million gallons ... lights up blue at night on the side of the immense concrete water tower behind the Alhambra Safeway, known ...