3. Smith Tower
“Smith Tower is a skyscraper in Pioneer Square in
Seattle, Washington. Completed in 1914, the 38-story,
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489’ tower is the oldest skyscraper in the city and
was the tallest office building west of the Mississippi
River until the Kansas City Power & Light Building was
built in 1931.
It remained the tallest building on the West Coast
until the Space Needle overtook it in 1962.”
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Tower
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4. Smith Tower
o Neighborhood – Pioneer Square
o City – Seattle
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o State – Washington
o Country – USA
o Age – 100 Years (1914)
o Stories – 38
o Height – 489’
o Region – West of the Mississippi
o Sub-Region – West Coast
o Region Record – 17 Years (1931)
o Sub-Region Record – 48 Years (1962)
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6. Dimensions
o Neighborhood – Pioneer Square
o City – Seattle
o State – Washington
o Country – USA
o Age – 100 Years (1914)
o Stories – 38
“A dimension is a
descriptive attribute or
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characteristic of an object
that can be given different
values.”
o Height – 489’
o Region – West of the Mississippi
o Sub-Region – West Coast
o Region Record – 17 Years (1931)
o Sub-Region Record – 48 Years (1962)
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8. Metrics
o Neighborhood – Pioneer Square
o City – Seattle
o State – Washington
o Country – USA
o Age – 100 Years (1914)
“Metrics are individual
elements of a dimension
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that can be measured as a
sum or a ratio.”
o Stories – 38
o Height – 489’
o Region – West of the Mississippi
o Sub-Region – West Coast
o Region Record – 17 Years (1931)
o Sub-Region Record – 48 Years (1962)
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