After the laughter died down, and everybody had completed their picture taking and inspection of the marker and Buzz Houston s tanker, it was off on the rest of the days activities. We arrived at the front door of the Gulf Tower, and were greeted by a homecoming of sorts. They were old buddies of Lee Herbermann and Jim Hellmann. It didn t take long for the stories to start to surface. Anyway, we were treated to a very rare visit to the Promenade, which is under private lease.
Visitors are few and far between.
The view was fantastic now, as it was years ago. The next stop was the I.G. Davis Board Room, which, for some reason, remains untouched. It was great to sit in the same chairs as the great Gulf leaders of the past. The old Gulf theater room, or auditorium, is also as it was, with rows of Gulf orange seats. The tour ended in the basement, with a pass through the marble rooms, where they stock tons of marble pieces for repair and remodeling as needed.