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Empire State Building: Made by Hand
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Empire State Night
The Empire State Building glows in 1932. When it opened, the Great Depression had just begun, and the ESB struggled to find renters. Now it's the second-biggest office complex in the U.S., with 21,000 workers and its own ZIP code.
Photo: Fox Photos/Getty Images
Jan 01, 1932
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