![]() Skyspace floors will be turned back into office space. Bank Tower, the tallest building west of the Mississippi, is getting a scream-inducing new tourist attraction called Skyslide. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Skyslide cost 3.5 million to make and currently hangs 1,018 feet above the ground. “While there are examples of observation decks and tourist attractions coexisting with workspace, in this particular case I think that it was having too much of a negative impact on the experience that we wanted to create and preserve for the companies that are here,” he said. Skyspace closed before the pandemic and will not reopen, said Jeremy Moss, head of leasing. Bank Tower last year for $430 million and plans to spend $60 million on upgrades to make it more appealing to businesses in creative fields, the Times reported. Visitors could slide from the 70th floor down to the 69th floor.ĭeveloper Silverstein Properties bought the U.S. ![]() Located nearly 1,000 feet (304.8 meters) above the ground, the Skyslide is a see-through enclosure 45 feet long (13.7 meters) and made of 1.25-inch-thick (3.18 centimeter) glass. The slide begins on the 70th floor of the U.S. A renovation will do away with a slide that gave thrill-seekers a brief ride on the outside of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper. On October 26, 2020, it was announced that the closure was permanent. 25 OUE Skyspace closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The slide and deck opened in 2016 with the idea of making the tower a tourist attraction. This Saturday was the opening of SkySlide, a glass slide suspended 1,000 feet above downtown Los Angeles. For an additional 8, visitors could take a trip down a transparent glass slide affixed to the outside of the building between the 70th and 69th floors known as the Skyslide. ![]() Bank Tower will remove the Skyslide and Skyspace public observation deck, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. LOS ANGELES (AP) - A renovation will do away with a slide that gave thrill-seekers a brief ride on the outside of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper. ![]()
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