Los Angeles skyscraper slide will not reopen

A member of the media rides down a glass slide during a media preview at the US Bank Tower building in Los Angeles (Richard Vogel/AP)

A renovation will do away with a slide that gave thrill-seekers a brief ride on the outside of a skyscraper in central Los Angeles.

The new owner of the US Bank Tower will remove the Skyslide and Skyspace public observation deck, the Los Angeles Times reported.