I was driving home on a grey Seattle day, and snapped some pictures of Smith Tower on my cell phone...

Back in 1909, New York tycoon Lyman Cornelius Smith (Of Smith-Corona typewriter lore) started building what was going to be the tallest office building in the world outside the city of New York.  Standing at 42 floors, the building towered over the rest of the "backwoods city", and until the Golden Gate Bridge was built, it was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi river.  It was erected without an injury or death to any of the steelworkers, a testament to the company's focus on safety.

The distinct building still commands interest, and is very much an icon of the city of Seattle 
 

 
  For a while, Ivar Haglund owned the building, and lived in the floors in the pyramid at the top of the tower.

 
The building is very distinct, and carries an air not present in modern buildings... it was built when it was more of an art, than a job.

 
Its a building that nearly anyone from Seattle would recognize... and one where you can say; "Only in Seattle".

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