skyscraper
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“Imagine if the terminal was part of a skyscraper that had apartments on the lower floors and the convenience that would provide,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The elevator gave rise to the skyscraper and reshaped how people live and work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The county is gradually moving workers into the 55-story skyscraper at the base of Bunker Hill that was widely considered one of the city’s most desirable office buildings when it was completed in 1991.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Among the latest to snag a skyscraper is fund manager Capital Group, which has agreed to pay about $210 million for the 55-story Bank of America Plaza atop Bunker Hill, where it has offices.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It was a half-moon of steel encased in a skyscraper of wooden falsework.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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