Thursday, May 5, 2011

THE COLUMBIA CENTER--A PHOTOBLOG

Marble Nameplate
Northeast Corner of Columbia Center
(Hawaiian Odysseus photo)

Bottom third of the building...


(Hawaiian Odysseus photo)

Panning up to the middle...

(Hawaiian Odysseus photo)


And, finally, here's the crown of the building...

(Hawaiian Odysseus photo)


The 76-story Columbia Center is the tallest building in Washington state and the 20th tallest in the nation.

(Hawaiian Odysseus photo)

Construction began in 1982 and was finished three years later.  It was designed by Chester L. Lindsey Architects and built by Howard S. Wright Construction.

(Hawaiian Odysseus photo)


With this photoblog post coming on the heels of Osama bin Laden's death and the accompanying remembrances of 9/11, it is truly surreal to see the airplane (look carefully) photographed between the Columbia Center on the right and its neighbor across the street.

 (Hawaiian Odysseus photo)


There are actually SEVEN stories underground making the Columbia Center the most storied building west of the Mississippi.


(Hawaiian Odysseus photo)



                                                       
                                                           




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