Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts

Saturday, August 21, 2021

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

Photo composed after dusk, taken from Hunter’s Point in Queens, looking southwest across the East River.

Thursday, August 19, 2021

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

Image taken from the observation deck of the Edge at Hudson Yards -- crosstown near the Hudson River, looking east toward Queens and the East River.

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

We title this image “God and Commerce” – with the Empire State Building dwarfing the church in the foreground.

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

 

The Empire State Building stood as the world's tallest building until the construction of the World Trade Center in 1970.

Following its collapse in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the city's tallest skyscraper until 2012. 

Monday, August 16, 2021

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

The 90-year-old building has a roof height of 1,250 feet and stands a total of 1,454 feet tall, including its antenna. 

Sunday, August 15, 2021

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

The Empire State Building is a 102-story art deco skyscraper designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931.