The Empire State Building, the world's tallest skyscraper at the time and perhaps still the most famous in the world, opened on this day in history, May 1, 1931.
William F. Lamb was born in Brooklyn in an era of monumental architecture in NYC. His vision for the Empire State Building, the world's tallest skyscraper for 40 years, made it also the most famous building in the world., opened amid great civic fanfare just 14 months after construction on it began on this day in history, May 1, 1931.
A construction worker bolts beams during construction of the Empire State Building, New York City, circa 1930. In the background and to the right is the Chrysler Building. Facing personal depression in wake of the political loss, he was soon encouraged by General Motors executive John Jakob Raskob to head Empire State Inc., with the goal of building the world's tallest skyscraper.
The hotel itself was originally two separate hotels. They were built on the footprints of side-by-side mansions owned by William Waldorf Astor and his aunt, Caroline Schermerhorn Astor. Gen. George Washington's Continental Army reportedly camped on the same spot, or proximity to it, before losing the Battle of Kips Bay and being chased from Manhattan in 1776.
MEET THE AMERICAN WHO DESIGNED THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY NATIVE ARCHITECT WILLIAM F. LAMB
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