Magnolia Hotel (Dallas, Texas)

The Magnolia Hotel (sometimes called the Magnolia Building, originally the Magnolia Petroleum Building) is a 29-story,

By 1974, however, Pegasus stopped rotating due to mechanical problems and in 1977 the property was sold to the city of Dallas. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

The building was purchased by

In 1999, in preparation for Dallas's Millennium Celebration, Pegasus was taken down to be completely restored. However, the sign was beyond repair and a new sign was recreated from scratch. At midnight on 1 January 2000, the new Pegasus, complete with rotation, was lit for the first time. A copy of the original sign, which sat atop a Mobil Oil station in the Casa Linda neighborhood of Dallas for many decades, is now on display at the

Gallery

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  Elevator lobby in the Magnolia Building
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  Pegasus elevator medallion
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  Photo of the roof in which the red pegasus is placed

See also

• List of buildings and structures in Dallas, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Dallas County
• List of Dallas Landmarks

References

External links

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• Magnolia Hotels, the company that owns and operates the Dallas Magnolia
• Dallas City Hall's page on the Magnolia Building
• Restoration of the Pegasus sign
• Architectural facts^{[dead link]}