KOIN Center
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KOIN Center is a multi-purpose skyscraper in Portland, Oregon. At a height of 509 feet (155 meters), it is Portland's third tallest building. It was designed by the firm of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership and opened in 1984.
There are three distinct uses for the KOIN Center, all hosted in separate parts of the building. Offices and a movie theater are located on the lower floors, and condominiums occupy the top section of the building. The rest of the space is devoted to the studio, media production, and broadcast facilities for Portland's CBS affiliate KOIN, broadcasting on channel 6. Radio stations also use the building's facilities. The distinctive spire crowning on the building houses the equipment used for broadcasting radio and television signals.
The KOIN Center was controversial while being constructed because its location blocked the view of Mount Hood as drivers exit the Vista Ridge Tunnel under Portland's West Hills going eastbound on U.S. Highway 26.
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- KOIN Center (Emporis)
| Notable Portland, Oregon architecture Skyscrapers: Wells Fargo Center | US Bancorp Tower | KOIN Center | PacWest Center | Fox Tower | Standard Insurance Center | Congress Center | Hatfield U.S. Courthouse | ODS Tower | 1000 Broadway | Union Bank of California Tower | Lloyd Center Tower Other buildings: Meier & Frank Building | Benson Hotel | Commonwealth (Equitable) Building | Portland Public Service Building | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Oregon Convention Center | Union Station | Pittock Mansion | Pioneer Courthouse |
