A panoramic view of the skyline of Seattle, Washington, USA, from a ferry in Elliott Bay. The image includes the Pier 54 tourist area and Seattles Central Business District (CBD) in the background. Smith Tower in the Pioneer Square District is visible at far right. Completed in 1914, Smith Tower was the tallest building in the US west of the Mississippi until 1931 and the tallest on the West Coast until 1962, when the Seattle Space Needle was built. The Columbia Center, Seattles tallest building, is the tall black building at right.