https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Tower "Completed in 1914, the 38-story, 462 ft (141 m) tower was among the tallest skyscrapers outside New York City at the time of its completion."
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It would take almost 6 decades until stubborn Vancouver finally permitted a building to be of a similar height.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Centre_(Vancouver) "The skyscraper stands at just under 145m tall and 37 storeys. Royal Centre was the tallest building in Vancouver upon completion in 1973..."
Fortunately, Seattle+and+Perth never adopted anything like the VMV approach to things. Thus, they are able to have longer airport trains, wider bridges and significantly taller buildings.
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LC+Smith+Tower+in+Seattle
