117: Empire State Building

The Empire State building was part of a big skyscraper boom in the 1930s. It might not have been the tallest building in the world for very long, but it has remained one of the most iconic buildings in history. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they go through the building, tragedies, and legacy of this famous landmark.    Link for Photos: https://skyscraper.org/empire-state-building-construction/     Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources: https://www.esbnyc.com/about/history   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf-Astoria_(1893%E2%80%931929)   https://www.britannica.com/money/John-Jakob-Raskob   https://www.britannica.com/money/Pierre-Samuel-du-Pont-American-industrialist   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Coleman_du_Pont   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Graveraet_Kaufman   https://www.nytimes.com/1942/10/13/archives/ellis-earle-dies-mining-executive-president-and-treasurer-of-the.html   https://www.britannica.com/event/New-Deal   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Smith#Business_life_and_later_years   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Shreve   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Lamb   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Loomis_Harmon   https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kxbta   https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/10/how-an-elevator-attendant-survived-a-1-000-ft-fall-down-the-empire-state-building-759670   https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/starrett-corporation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYuW0WD6IXE