[199][233][234] Hine's images were used extensively by the media to publish daily press releases. [129][130] Specifically, NBC wanted to install more TV equipment in the room where Armstrong's transmitter was located. [32] The five-story base occupies the entire lot, while the 81-story shaft above it is set back sharply from the base. The original version, which ran from 1994 until around 2002, featured James Doohan, Star Trek's Scotty, as the airplane's pilot who humorously tried to keep the flight under control during a storm. [350] It is also the eleventh-tallest freestanding structure in the Americas behind the tallest U.S. buildings and the CN Tower.[351]. Empire State Building Quiz The primary duo behind the construction of the Empire State Building was John J. Raskob and Al Smith. [121][122] Inside, the elevators would ascend 167 feet (51m) from the 86th floor ticket offices to a 33-foot-wide (10m) 101st-floor[f] waiting room. At the top would be a conical roof and the 102nd-floor docking station. It also allows employees to access the mechanical floors located between the 87th and 101st floors. [328] The Empire State Building won the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold for Existing Buildings rating in September 2011, as well as the World Federation of Great Towers' Excellence in Environment Award for 2010. Yes, the building has its own ZIP code: 10118. Note: Visitor numbers are estimates only. In Rasenberger's words, Hine turned what might have been an assignment of "corporate flak" into "exhilarating art". The Empire State Building's Ownership History: Video [164][167], Empire State Inc. contracted William F. Lamb, of architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, to create the building design. [225], The project involved more than 3,500 workers at its peak,[2] including 3,439 on a single day, August 14, 1930. The broadcasters obtained a court order stipulating that the Port Authority had to build a mast and transmission equipment in the North Tower, as well as pay the broadcasters' leases in the Empire State Building until 1984. [297], The World Trade Center's twin towers started construction in 1966. [d] Consequently, the building was designed from the top down,[170] giving it a pencil-like shape. [210] Starrett Bros. and Eken endeavored to build one floor a day in order to speed up construction, a goal that they almost reached with their pace of 4+12 stories per week;[216][100] prior to this, the fastest pace of construction for a building of similar height had been 3+12 stories per week. [140] The attacks also led to an increase in security due to persistent terror threats against prominent sites in New York City. "[418], Early in the building's history, travel companies such as Short Line Motor Coach Service and New York Central Railroad used the building as an icon to symbolize the city. [41] Per the final specifications of the building, the corridor is surrounded in turn by office space 28 feet (8.5m) deep, maximizing office space at a time before air conditioning became commonplace. [309] Upon Harry Helmsley's death in 1997, the Malkins sued Helmsley's widow, Leona Helmsley, for control of the building. [32], The setbacks were mandated by the 1916 Zoning Resolution, which was intended to allow sunlight to reach the streets as well.
