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The result was: rejected by Zanhe (talk) 05:30, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Not eligible.

World's littlest skyscraper

 * ... that the world's littlest skyscraper was the result of a conman swindling investors by showing the building plans in inches instead of feet?
 * ALT1:... that the world's littlest skyscraper was a great source of embarassment to local residents after being duped by a conman? Source: "According to local legend,[13] when McMahon announced in 1919 that he would build a highrise annex to the Newby Building as a solution to the newly wealthy city's urgent need for office space, investors were eager to invest in the project.[9][14] McMahon collected $200,000 (equivalent to $2,900,000 in 2018) in investment capital from this group of naive investors, promising to construct a highrise office building across the street from the St. James Hotel.[4][5]

The key to McMahon's swindle, and his successful defense in the ensuing lawsuit was that he never verbally stated that the actual height of the building would be 480 feet (150 m).[3][15][16] The proposed skyscraper depicted in the blueprints that he distributed (and which were approved by the investors) was clearly labeled as consisting of four floors and 480 inches (12 m).[17]" (Kelso 2007)

Created by JHawk88 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:23, 28 February 2019 (UTC).