There's a New Tallest Building West of the Mississippi

Wilshire Grand Tower got a new spire on Saturday, shoving it to almost 1.1K feet
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Sep 4, 2016 6:33 AM CDT
There's a New Tallest Building West of the Mississippi
A 160-foot spire is seen atop the Wilshire Grand Tower building after a crane hoisted it into place early Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. The 10-ton spire makes the building the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. It's now 1,099 feet.   (Reed Saxon)

A new skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Construction workers on Saturday placed a 10-ton spire atop the Wilshire Grand Tower, reports the AP. The spire adds 160 feet to the 73-story building. That makes it 1,099 feet high. That's 81 feet higher than nearby US Bank Tower, which held the tallest building record since 1989. The Wilshire Grand still has some construction work scheduled. The $1 billion hotel and office complex is scheduled to open next March. (More Wilshire Grand Hotel stories.)

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