Then and Now: Spokane's tallest buildings
Since James Glover road up to the Spokane Falls in 1873 and made a deal to buy out the two squatters on the land around the falls, there has been an informal competition to build bigger, taller, and more impressive structures than had existed before.
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1981 - Since 1981, the steel and glass Bank of America Center in the center of this photo has reigned as the tallest building in Spokane at 20 stories and 288 feet. A handful of taller buildings, up to 35 stories, have been proposed but nothing has materialized. If a larger building becomes a reality, it will likely be a residential building.
Don Jamison The Spokesman-Review Photo Archive
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2018 - Spokane’s modern skyline shows dozens of high-rise buildings constructed over more than a 140 years of settlement around the Spokane falls. But since 1981, the tallest building has been the Bank of America Financial Center, at 20 stories and 288 feet.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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