VenTech Tower was originally known as the Col. Lloyd Venture Millinery & Automata Co. Building, and it still bears a plaque with that title at the main entrance. Under Colonel Lloyd Venture's stewardship it was the site of The Great Venture Millinery Fire of 1907, a deadly blaze that began in the attic when a dumpster full of felt straps was struck by a zeppelin.
During Jonas Venture Sr.'s lifetime the building was Venture Industries World Headquarters. During this part of its history the tower resembled the Pan Am Building from the 1960s.[1]
Following his divorce from Sally Impossible, Richard Impossible became an unhinged recluse and his business fell into disrepair. During this time period the building served as the headquarters for The Revenge Society, which Richard Impossible had joined after Phantom Limb reached out to him.[3]
VenTech Tower employs a Security and Support Staff (including Sergeant Hatred and The Pirate Captain). The Tower features a residential area for Dr. Venture and his family that includes an aircraft landing pad and a rooftop patio with swimming pool. The building also houses Research & Development facilities, a reception area, conference rooms, and a spacious lobby featuring a Venture family history museum.
VenTech Tower is located across the street from Tophet Tower, the headquarters of the villain Wide Wale. Occupants of the two buildings can easily see each other though binoculars, telescopes, or other observational devices.
The six-story base of the Hearst Tower was commissioned by William Randolph Hearst and awarded to the architect Joseph Urban. The restored base of the Col. Lloyd Venture Millinery & Automata Co. Building at the bottom of the modern VenTech Tower is a reference to this.
The Great Venture Millinery Fire of 1907, which took place at VenTech Tower when it was still the Col. Lloyd Venture Millinery & Automata Co. Building, is a parody of the real life Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of New York City.
