Underneath the Empire State building, a maze of pipes, gauges and steel valve wheels that comprise the building’s chiller plant look as if they might have remained unchanged since President Herbert ...
Even the Empire State Building, one of the world’s most famous buildings has its secrets. We were recently treated to a truly behind-the-scenes tour of the iconic skyscraper, the tallest building in ...
The majestic Empire State Building, now the Grand Old Lady of the New York City skyline, opened amid great civic fanfare just 14 months after construction on it began on this day in history, May 1, ...
In a city brought to its knees by the Great Depression, the Empire State Building seemed to be the only thing that rose. The stock market crashed mere months before construction began. While thousands ...
On May 1, 1931, an “awestruck” Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Governor of New York, spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for what was then the world’s tallest building, the Empire State Building. The new ...
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