Nice shot! Fun fact, Smith Tower was the tallest building on the west coast until it was surpassed by the Space Needle. Now both look small compared to the downtown skyscrapers.

I used to work in that building! Smith Tower’s elevators are still hand operated and at lunch hour, the elevators become a giant bottleneck. Getting stuck in the elevators was a regular occurrence. Other than that, it’s a beautiful building.

Me too! They did modernize the elevators a couple of years ago so no more operators or metal cages, but they still retain most of the original details.

Looks like SODO to me...;)

I wonder if the same gal and her family lives at the top-anyone know? Seemed like such a cool setup, but possibly a limited lease. I bet a renewal would cost a fortune… 2018 article

Fun fact, the DO stands for Downtown! 😃

Yes, but SoDo = South of Downtown just like SoHo in NYC means South of Houston Street

No kidding? Thought it was "South Downtown"

Petra Franklin moved out in 2019 and the penthouse was on the market to lease in 2021. It has since been rented afaik, I’m too lazy to look into it more. Here is a 2021 article. Here is the agents listing with pictures.
Very unique spot.

Thanks for this! Whew…. 17k a month 😯

No kidding. It’s South of Downtown.