After the construction was completed in 1931, the building was owned by a group of investors — the Empire State Building Company, a subsidiary of the Empire State Incorporated. These investors ...

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 ...

New York City’s Woolworth Building, at 792 ft, was the world’s tallest tower in 1929, but two skyscrapers under construction across town were in a dead heat to take the crown. One was 40 Wall ...

Thousands of construction workers and tradesman did ... "I sketched the design of the Empire State Building in just two weeks," Lamb wrote, according to several accounts. Work began on March ...

The complete facts about the Empire State Building, as well as a scries of drawings of it in course of construction, may be found in Empire State: A Pictorial Record of Its Construction ...

Smith in 1928, he and Smith became directors of the Empire State Building Corporation—which was funded by Raskob and other wealthy investors—to finance the construction of the now world famous ...

Construction of the Empire State Building began in March of 1930 on the site of the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at 350 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. It was completed 14 months later and opened on May ...

The Empire State Building's dislike of Chicago's popular ... reaction to news of The Bean reopening after a long closure for construction and renovation work. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever ...

We built the Empire State Building in just one year ... according to the historical timeline on the building's website. Construction began March 17, 1930, and the building officially opened ...

After just over a year of construction, the 102-story Empire State Building opened its doors to the public in 1931, making it the world's tallest building at the time, according to the building's ...

The building is also home to a museum that tells the story of its construction and the people who made it possible. The Empire State Building has been featured in numerous movies and TV shows ...