Building the tallest skyscraper on the West coast
More than 700 workers were part of the construction of the Wilshire Grand Center, which will become Los Angeles’ tallest building and (if you include the spire) the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Every worker is a member of a union and while some live in or near Downtown, most commute from outside the area from as far as Hemet, Anaheim, Long Beach and the Inland Empire. Some workers have been with the project since the beginning in 2012, others started within the past few weeks. The highly publicized $1 billion development would not be possible without these specialized and fearless workers.
GetDowntown.la sent me to photograph the story during construction. Check out their page here.
We wanted to get a deeper look into the lives of the workers so we followed up with Josh Wiggins and Louie Marquez after meeting them on site. Click on their pictures to check it out.
