Empire State Building top

This is a view of the Empire State Building from the observation deck on the 86th floor. It has an odd looking top, but we were told that originally the designers thought they would be able to tie up dirigibles (blimps) to the top of the building. It never worked because of the high winds at the top of the 102 story building. We learned a lot of interesting things about the building. It was built in only 14 months and gave people a job during the depression. When it was finished it was sometimes called the Empty State Building because many of the floors were unoccupied during the Depression. Workers were hired to go to each floor and turn the lights on at night to make it look less empty. For more interesting info look at the following website:

ms.essortment.com/historyempires_rymo.htm