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The two-story, Italianate-style structure had a proud history, though, dating to the mid-1800s when all of downtown was of a similar scale, before the era of skyscrapers.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles who descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Parks turned into deserts, great skyscrapers leveled by blows from the tails of the monsters, and the entire population threatened in the panic and pestilence that followed the invasion.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The skyscraper is styled with gold lettering and a red, white and blue spire.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles who descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Parks turned into deserts, great skyscrapers leveled by blows from the tails of the monsters, and the entire population threatened in the panic and pestilence that followed the invasion.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The skyscraper is styled with gold lettering and a red, white and blue spire.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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