To the tower’s owners, the sale of the drawings “constitutes a grave security threat to the Empire State Building as well as it’s many tenants, employees, tourists and the general public bec ...

The owner insisted that Empire State Building be ready for occupancy by May 1, 1931, 18 months from its construction start. Architect Lamb was hired in September 1929. Design drawings and ...

Smith in 1928, he and Smith became directors of the Empire State Building Corporation—which was funded by Raskob and other ...

The construction of the Empire State Building was completed in record-breaking time. In fact, there was another building competing to be the tallest in the world: The Chrysler Building.

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 ...