When construction started in 1929, it was set to to become the world's tallest skyscraper at 1,454 ft. high, surpassing that against its rival across town, the Chrysler Building. The desire to build bigger grew out of Chicago skies, when the first skyscraper was constructed in the windy city in 1885, the Home Insurance building. The production of more steel, gave way to more construction projects, which were easier to fabricate and easier to transport as a result of the inventions of the 19th century, along with the inventions, the elevator. Without the elevator, it is impossible to have a skyscraper. The inventor of the elevator, Elisha Graves Otis, gave way to many more projects in the country and abroad to begin the construction of a new type of building, the skyscraper.
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| The Empire State Building and its progress |
New York had been transformed and the skyline was always at change. The two buildings, the Chrysler building and the Empire State Building were in a competition against one another. Although it was evident as shown by the design of the Empire State Building by both architects, William F. Lamb and Gregory Johnson, they wanted to hold the record for the worlds tallest building, which would beat the Chrysler building by 400 feet. The Empire State Building would go on to hold title of the worlds tallest building for nearly 40 years.
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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/empire-state-building-dedicated
http://www.esbnyc.com/explore/historical-timeline
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/a/empirestatebldg.htm
Again, I think the images are a great factor to help the reader help understand and visualize the concept. The Empire state building process had many jobs to offer. Do you think that the only reason the Empire state building was thought of was to create jobs and help out the economic crisis?
ReplyDeleteInteresting to visualize how during the depression building the massive buildings reaching toward the sky helped the economy bounce back by introducing jobs. It's symbolic how people can reach from the lows of the great depression and through the work build themselves up to where they once stood. Great pictures helped visualize the time period during the depression
ReplyDeleteIt is really amazing to know how much the empire state building helped out the people who were unemployed. I really like that you included picture because it helps the reader see the development of the building. Do you think that if the empire state building was for the purpose to help the economic crisis?
ReplyDeleteIt is actually very interesting to see the visual of the people who were building the empire state building and it is also good to know that the workers got paid pretty good
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