1931: Empire State
Building construction
The
Empire State Building, which towers 1,250 feet over Manhattan, was constructed between 1930 and 1931 over
the course of 7 million man-hours. During construction, the skeleton had a
vertical frame composed of 210 steel columns, which could only be erected 30 stories at a
time. Crowds would gather to watch as unsecured workers moved freely about the
cranes and beams. Five workers died during construction of the
building, attributed to lack of safety
precautions. This photo from Getty Images
depicts a worker standing on a crane pulley counterweight, with the Chrysler
building behind him.
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