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- Nov 27, 197290% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
The Transamerica Pyramid Opens for Business
- The Transamerica Pyramid at 600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, was completed in 1972, with Crocker Bank the first tenant to open for business, holding a ribbon cutting and Open Day on November 27, 1972[2][3]
- The 48-story, 853 ft tower cost US$32 million and was designed by William Pereira and Harry Som[2]
- Transamerica CEO Jack Beckett chose the pyramid shape to let light reach the street; detractors called it "Pereira's Prick"[2]
- It was San Francisco's tallest building from 1972 until Salesforce Tower surpassed it in 2017[2][3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=1nCeBdxBbA4youtube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Nov 27, 1972 ✓· 50% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "the first tenant to open for business in the Transamerica Pyramid was Crocker Bank, which held a ribbon cutting ceremony with Transamerica officials and an Open Day for visitors on November 27, 1972."
- [2]72%Wikipedia: Transamerica Pyramiden.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 15, 2026· 50% of score
- [3]75%SF State Bay Area TV Archive: Transamerica Pyramid construction nears completiondiva.sfsu.edu· Published Nov 27, 1972· 0% of score
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