When most people picture the Empire State Building, they think of Art Deco architecture, panoramic observation decks, and a ...
(WYTV)- Construction of the Empire State Building began on March 17, 1930. It took only one year and 45 days to build the 102-story skyscraper: 1,454 feet. Between 1931 and 1970, the Empire State ...
On May 1, 1931, with the press of a ceremonial button in Washington, D.C., President Herbert Hoover turned on the lights of the Empire State Building, officially opening the world’s tallest building ...