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Old Posted Jun 25, 2023, 6:14 AM
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Originally Posted by tech12 View Post
It would definitely be cool to see old highrise/skyscraper buildings get listed as UNESCO world heritage sites.

As far as San Francisco goes, most of its 19th century highrises were destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire, but there are a few that survived:

The Central Tower/Call Building/Spreckels building, built in 1898 (315', 15 stories):

Salt Lake's First Security Building, built in 1919 (so, not 19th Cenutry), was inspired by the Call Building (just without the dome):

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