The hotel was built in 1956, in the quirky "space age" style, (aka googie style), popular then thanks to the Cold War and a growing interest in outer space.
It’s hard to say just what a landmark is. To some people, a landmark is something that has been in place for years and years. It could even be decades or ions before their own time. To others, a landmark is something your town is known for. A certain person, place or thing that stands head over water in what your town is known for. To me, a landmark is anything you want it to be. So we scoped the town to find our Top Five Famous Landmarks in Lubbock.