Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images If there’s one structure nearly everyone who’s even thought of visiting New York City can ...

Even before the Empire State Building officially opened on May 1, 1931, it represented something greater than just the world’s tallest office building. From the moment of its conception in August 1929 ...

The Empire State Building has been surpassed by many skyscrapers in height but stands above all others in public imagination. The masterpiece American landmark was the brainchild of Alfred E. Smith, ...

The majestic Empire State Building, now the Grand Old Lady of the New York City skyline, opened amid great civic fanfare just 14 months after construction on it began on this day in history, May 1, ...

New York City’s Woolworth Building, at 792 ft, was the world’s tallest tower in 1929, but two skyscrapers under construction across town were in a dead heat to take the crown. One was 40 Wall Street, ...

If there’s one structure nearly everyone who’s even thought of visiting New York City can name, it’s the Empire State Building (ESB). Located at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, it’s one of ...