wˌɛn ɪɾ ˈoʊpənd ɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ɪt wʌz kˈɔːld ðə tˈɔːlɪst bˈɪldɪŋ ɪnðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈaʊθ, ɪt wʌzðə tˈɔːlɪst bˈɪldɪŋ ɪn tˌɛnəsˈiː ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən.
When it opened it 1930 it was called the tallest building in the American South, It was the tallest building in Tennessee until 1957.