Nearly 1,000 feet above the streets of downtown Los Angeles, a glass slide on the outside of the 70th floor of the city’s tallest building is preparing to welcome the b
The Skyslide, on the 73-floor US Bank Tower, will open to the public on Saturday and allow thrill seekers to slide 45 feet to an outdoor platform on the 69th floor.
The Skyslide is seen on the 69th and 70th floors of the US Bank Tower which is attached to the Oversea’s Union Enterprise (OUE) Skyspace, the tallest observation deck in downtown.
According to the building’s owner, Singapore-based OUE, the glass on the fully enclosed slide is only 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm) thick but can withstand hurricane-force winds and even a powerful earthquake.