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3 unusual facts about Smith Tower


Smith Tower

Ivar Haglund of Ivar's restaurant fame bought the tower for $1.8 million in 1976.

Smith Tower is named after its builder, firearm and typewriter magnate Lyman Cornelius Smith, and is a designated Seattle landmark.

By 2007, the occupancy rate had rebounded to about 90 percent, with new occupants such as Microsoft Live Labs.



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