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    'Skyslide' off the side of the tallest skyscraper in the West

    Source: CNET
    June 23, 2016 at 21:00
    ohn Gamboa is senior vice president of OUE America, the Singapore-based real estate firm that bought the tower three years ago for $367 million.
    Since 1989, the 1,018-foot tall U.S. Bank Tower has held the title of tallest skyscraper west of Chicago. And now, it's got a new feature attached to its side -- a 45-foot-long slide nearly 1,000 feet above downtown Los Angeles. Attached to the outside of the 70th floor of the skyscraper, the Skyslide drops you down to the 69th floor for 33 bucks. It's just one example of a high-rise construction boom in the West, reports CBS News correspondent Carter Evans. John Gamboa is senior vice president of OUE America, the Singapore-based real estate firm that bought the tower three years ago for $367 million. "The slide is something fresh and never been done before," Gamboa said. "This is an attraction ...



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