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Wilshire Grand Finally Breaks Ground

LOS ANGELES-The Wilshire Grand hotel development in Downtown Los Angeles will break the Guinness Book of World Records for largest continuous concrete pour when construction officially commences in February.

By Kelsi Maree Borland | Updated on January 17, 2014

LOS ANGELES-After a long wait, the highly anticipated $1.1 billion Wilshire Grand hotel development in Downtown Los Angeles will begin construction on February 15. When it does, it will simultaneously break the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest continuous concrete pour. The event will take place over a weekend with a ground breaking and record-breaking ceremony.

To break the world record, developers will pour 2,120 truckloads, or 21,000 cubic yards, of concrete to form the building’s foundation. In total, the concrete for the foundation will weigh 82 million pounds.

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