Wilshire Grand Center, tallest skyscraper in the West, debuts in downtown Los Angeles
(LA Times Kings)

At 1,100 feet and the tallest building west of the Mississippi, L.A.´s newest skyscraper is hard to miss. With a sweeping sail of a roofline, it stands out by day among the flat tops of its tall rivals and is illuminated at night with an enveloping expanse of ever-changing colored lights. But for...