"the tallest building west of Chicago"

The U.S. Bank Tower is the tallest building in Los Angeles. The 73-story tower which rises 1,018 feet (310 m) in Downtown Los Angeles was completed in 1989. It also stands as the tallest building in the state of California and the 9th-tallest building in the United States. (The building has gone through many names; it is currently the U.S. Bank Tower, formerly Library Tower, formerly First Interstate Tower.)