The story
The world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper was expected to collapse under its own weight—skeptics waited across the street on opening day to watch it fall.
Everything that was here
- 1903–present
Ingalls BuildingOffice Building
The world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper was expected to collapse under its own weight—skeptics waited across the street on opening day to watch it fall.
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Nearby history
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