The project was financed by Tyler businessman Edmond P. McKenna and intended to ease the need for office space during the East Texas oil boom.

The building housed offices for oil companies, geologists, attorneys, engineers, and more.

In addition, the Blackstone was a location for the Union Bus Terminal from 1938 to the 1950s.

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