Empire State Building - Vintage Images
The iconic Empire State Building is one of the most remembered symbols of New York City. Its construction began on March 17, 1930, and it was officially opened on May 1, 1931. It was the world's tallest building until 1970, with 102 floors and 381 meters high. Its antenna, with 68 meters, was added in 1950.
An old postcard showing the Empire State Building one of the top tourist attractions in the world (Ewing Galloway / Acacia Card Company NY).
Above, worker on Empire State Building, signaling the hookman in 1931 (photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine / NYPL). This Art Deco skyscraper was the tallest building in the world until 1970. It was constructed at dizzy speed by more than 3 thousand workers, some died during construction. As we can seen in the photograph, security was a luxury.
Lecturer and visitors at the observation deck on the 86th-floor roof at a height of 320 meters. Photograph taken in 1936 (NYPL). Note: there was no protection in early times.
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Empire State Building at night. View from the World Trade Center during the 1980s. Photo by Carol Highsmith, source: Library of Congress.
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Empire State Building - Vintage Images
