Tallest Skyscraper West of the Mississippi

**the dufferz** · 11-12-2008, 08:38 PM

Seattle had the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi. The Smith tower in Seattle was the tallest during the first part of the 20th century. Complete in 1914. I can be seen in many shots from both safeco and Quest field.

**PDXnative** · 11-12-2008, 09:39 PM

Hmm, had to look that one up. It looks like they cheated.... "lets just add this thing to make it the tallest." That, or their budget got cut so they had to take out some square footage, but keep the same height.

**the dufferz** · 11-13-2008, 03:45 PM

Oh, you oregonians always get a bit green with envy when we out do our friends to the south. :) Of course cheating is allowed... many of the tall towers out there add extra feet by putting these huge radio towers on top. chicago's sears towers come to mind.

**PDXnative** · 11-13-2008, 04:32 PM

Do you know what Seattle's current tallest building is?

The tallest building in Seattle is the 76-story Columbia Center, which rises 937 feet (286 m) and was completed in 1985.

**PDXnative** · 11-13-2008, 04:33 PM

Here is a cool link I found: List of tallest buildings by U.S. state - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

11-12-2008, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
the dufferz Duff man! Join Date: Jan 04th, 2007 Location: Bothell, Washington Posts: 1,388	Tallest Skyscraper West of the Mississippi Seattle had the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi. The Smith tower in Seattle was the tallest during the first part of the 20th century. Complete in 1914. I can be seen in many shots from both safeco and Quest field. __________________ "Who am I and what am I doing here?" - James stockdale, Ross Perrot VP candidate, VP debate, 1992. My favorite political statement.

11-12-2008, 09:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,248	Re: Factoids About Washington Hmm, had to look that one up. It looks like they cheated.... "lets just add this thing to make it the tallest." That, or their budget got cut so they had to take out some square footage, but keep the same height. __________________ Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

11-13-2008, 03:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
the dufferz Duff man! Join Date: Jan 04th, 2007 Location: Bothell, Washington Posts: 1,388	Re: Tallest Skyscraper West of the Mississippi Oh, you oregonians always get a bit green with envy when we out do our friends to the south. :) Of course cheating is allowed... many of the tall towers out there add extra feet by putting these huge radio towers on top. chicago's sears towers come to mind. __________________ "Who am I and what am I doing here?" - James stockdale, Ross Perrot VP candidate, VP debate, 1992. My favorite political statement.

11-13-2008, 04:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,248	Re: Tallest Skyscraper West of the Mississippi Do you know what Seattle's current tallest building is? The tallest building in Seattle is the 76-story Columbia Center, which rises 937 feet (286 m) and was completed in 1985. __________________ Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

11-13-2008, 04:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,248	Re: Tallest Skyscraper West of the Mississippi Here is a cool link I found: List of tallest buildings by U.S. state - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

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