Charles Wesley Goyer
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Charles Wesley Goyer | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1922 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Died | June 1, 2013 (age 90) Dallas, Texas |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Tenison Stewart Goyer (m. 1948) (d. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | New York University (BS) Princeton University (AB '44) (MA '50) |
| Occupation | Architect, Developer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1943-1947 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Charles Wesley Goyer (July 12, 1922 - June 1, 2013) a Memphis-born, Princeton University graduate, architect, and developer of Six Flags over Texas.
Early Life[edit]
Goyer was born to Lida Belle and Charles Wesley Goyer and raised in Memphis, Tennessee.[1]. Goyer is a decendant of Charles Wesley Goyer (1824-1881)[2] , owner of the Goyer-Lee House.[3]
Goyer graduated Summa Cum Laude from Princeton University class of 1944 (BA) and class of 1950 (MA)[4] and received a degree from New York University (BS)[5].
During the second world war, Goyer entered the United States Air Forces in 1943 and served in Europe working in intelligence. After four years he was discharged with the rank of captain[6].
Career[edit]
Early Career[edit]
Goyer began developing real estate with Webb and Knapp and later William Zeckendorf. Goyer was friends with fellow architect IM Pei who also started his career at Zeckendorf[7].
Great Southwest Corporation[edit]
In 1958 Goyer moved to Dallas, Texas to work with friend Angus Wynne as Vice President of the Great Southwest Corporation[8]. While at GSC Goyer helped create and develop Six Flags Over Texas and other developments including residential, commercial, and healthcare projects[9]
LLOVE Entertainment Complex[edit]
In 1975, after passing ot the Wright Amendmnent, Goyer leased the vacant Dallas Love Field facilities and developed the Llove Entertainment Complex. The main lobby at the front of a former terminal was transformed into movie theaters, ice rink, roller rink, huge video arcades, restaurants and bowling alley[10]. During its first two weeks, the Llove Complex saw 800 people on weekdays and more than 4,000 during the weekend, exceeding Goyer’s expectations. Llove seemed especially suited for the pre-teen and teen crowd, who could spend the day for a single admission charge of about $3.50. LLOVE used an advertizing campaign, "Fall in love this fall in LLOVE". After exceeding expectations initially, By the end of the first full year of operation Llove’s attendance rates had drastically dropped leading to the complex being closed in May 1978.
Griffin Square[edit]
In the late 1960s, Wesley Goyer, Jr., began planning and buying land for a development named Griffin Square[11]. Office suites were to occupy the lower floors of the tower and a 600-room hotel for the upper 28 floors. Goyer, regarding the Griffin Square Project,
"And so, if we don't find a way to build tall buildings economically - then we will tend to, as I say, pave the face of the earth."[12]
Griffin Square was scheduled for completion in 1972, although never completed.[13]
Personal Life[edit]
Goyer married his wife, Emily Stewart Goyer, in 1948. They had a son, Charles Wesley "Wes" Goyer III[14] and a daughter, Maude Emily Stewart Goyer Comstock[15]. Goyer died on Saturday June 1, 2013. A memorial service was held at St. Michael and All Angels in Dallas, Texas.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Miss Emily Stewart to Wed C. Goyer, Jr". The Bronxville Review-Press. October 14, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ Hughes, Eleanor D. (Summer 1968). "The Fontaine House or the James Lee Memorial". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 27 (2): 107–117. JSTOR 42623002. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Goyer-Lee House, 690 East Adams Street, Memphis, Shelby County, TN". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Memorial Charles Wesley Goyer '44 *50". Princeton Alumni Weekly.
- ↑ "Miss Emily Stewart to Wed C. Goyer, Jr". The Bronxville Review-Press. October 14, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Miss Emily Stewart to Wed C. Goyer, Jr". The Bronxville Review-Press. October 14, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Memorial Charles Wesley Goyer '44 *50". Princeton Alumni Weekly.
- ↑ Skinner, Clint. Six Flags Over Texas 50 Years of Entertainment (PDF) (2 ed.). Retrieved April 4, 2023. Search this book on
- ↑ "The University of Texas Office of the Comptroller" (PDF). The Board of Regents of the University of Texas, Material Supporting the Agenda: 299. April 15, 1964. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ Watkins, Chelsea (November 20, 2018). "Dallas Love Field was once home to an ice skating rink. Curious Texas investigates what happened to it". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ Brown, Steve. "'Stovepipe' skyscraper was once planned for Dallas Convention Center hotel site" (May 21, 2010). The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ "News Clips: Griffin Tower". The Portal to Texas History. UNT Libraries Special Collections. 10 July 1969. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Business: In Dallas: A Skyline In Change". The New York Times. August 9, 1970. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ↑ "in memoriam". The Pride. 19 (2): 70. Fall 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Memorial Charles Wesley Goyer '44 *50". Princeton Alumni Weekly.
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