https:
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Tower#History "
Although L.C. Smith did not live to see construction begin, his namesake building was completed in 1914 to a height of 143 m (469 ft) from curbside to the top of the pyramid,[7] with a pinnacle height of 159 m (522 ft)."
Even a 100 years later, Vancouver & BC made sure that no office building would rival what Seattle had in 1914. No 40 story office tower in Vancouver and no 20 story office stump in Victoria.
https:
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Centre_(Vancouver) 144.78 m (475 ft.)It would take until 1973 for Vancouver to allow something comparable in height to what Seattle had in 1914.
