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LAist: The Wilshire Grand Tower Is Officially The Tallest Building In The West!
At about 8 a.m. Saturday morning, the Wilshire Grand tower in downtown Los Angeles—that enormous building that’s been growing for the past couple of years—officially became the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
CBS News: L.A. skyscraper becomes tallest building west of the Mississippi
A new skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
Los Angeles Times | Thomas Curwen: The soaring crown on L.A.’s new tallest skyscraper points to the future of the skyline
Lying in unremarkable repose, the last piece of steel to be raised atop the Wilshire Grand skyscraper rested among the dirt and debris of the job site Friday, a baton waiting for Saturday morning’s performance.
89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio: Wilshire Grand Tower becomes tallest building west of the Mississippi
It’s official. The Wilshire Grand Tower is now the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
CBS News: L.A. skyscraper becomes tallest building west of the Mississippi
A new skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
The National: Los Angeles’ 1,100-foot tower now the tallest west of Mississippi
A new tower in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
NBC Los Angeles: Wilshire Grand Tower Becomes Tallest Building West of the Mississippi River
A 10-ton spire was placed atop the Wilshire Grand Tower in downtown Los Angeles Saturday morning, officially making it the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
ABC Los Angeles: Wilshire Grand in DTLA becomes tallest building west of Mississippi
The new Wilshire Grand building in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi Saturday morning.
KTLA: Workers Place Spire, Take Picture Atop Wilshire Grand as Tower Becomes Tallest on the West Coast
Construction workers at the Wilshire Grand Tower in downtown Los Angeles installed a spire atop of the building’s rooftop on Saturday, thereby making it the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, and they snapped a picture to celebrate the historical moment.
