Smith Tower in Seattle, WA (1914)

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." 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/L_C_Smith_Building%2C_Seattle%2C_1914

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..." 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Royal_Centre_Vancouver.jpg/500px-Royal_Centre_Vancouver.jp 

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.

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U.S. Bank Tower in L.A.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bank_Tower_(Los_Angeles)

 https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1t25cdo/us_bank_tower_la 

There was a time when no building in Vancouver was allowed to be as tall as the LA City Hall, or the old CIBC in Toronto, or the LC+Smith+Tower+in+Seattle. Today, those are all stumps when compared to the much taller towers.

LC Smith Tower in Seattle, WA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Tower

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesler_Way   

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