I visited NYC as a kid in 2009 and the Empire State Building blew me away. When my dad and I arrived in the taxi, I walked up to the building and just looked up as it towered over me. It was an incredible sight (I lived in Springfield, MO). We then walked in to the lobby and the massive ceilings and granite and copper were so beautiful. We got in the elevator and it accelerated upward so hard my knees buckled. I arrived at the 86th floor in maybe 40 seconds. The views from the observatory deck were so mind bending. That trip changed my view on life forever. Also, the subways, the holes where the two World Trade center buildings were (they were MASSIVE!) and Grand Central Station were incredible sights to behold.

One of the most iconic structures ever built. There really is a kind of magic about it, one random glance walking down a random avenue, and it somehow inspires you to try and do greater things.

What blows my mind is they cut all this stone in Bloomington and Bedford Indiana then shipped all this to New York. Pretty cool such small towns helped build so many skyscrapers.

No matter how many times you look at the "Empire State" you'll always get inspired by it's brilliance.

Planning a visit to NYC in 2023. First stop - ESB. Second stop - Chrysler Building. The two stunning Art Deco skyscrapers that NYC has to offer. There are no others. And nearly 100 years on, they may not be the tallest anymore ... but they are the coolest skyscrapers that we all want to see in person.

My wife and I are old enough to recoil and have a "moment" anytime a pre-9/11 New York skyline appears in our movies/tv moments. The Empire State building kinda endures. This is special. The building is special. Really cool that it is being actively upgraded. $0.02

It's insane it was built so quickly. I'd love to see something half that size, be built in twice as long..

I would have liked to see some more detail on exactly how those air ducts work, because I still have no idea and this sounds very interesting; but I also understand that might be beyond the scope of this video. Well done; it's entertaining, well-edited, and very interesting!

It's such a shame to see how modern architecture has regressed compared to the elaborate and elegant designs of the 20th century

I have to say, the editing and graphics in this video are superb. Interesting video, and great job to the editing team! And amazing shots of the city as well

I use to deliver to the walgreens on the first 2 floors of the empire state building twice a week for many months. Was always amazed by this building every time I went there

I've always wanted to go to NYC. As an American, it's a shame I've never been there. I want to see the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building in person. Art Deco is such a gorgeous style!

It's amazing that it was built so fast especially for the time

What a wonderful piece of history! I had no idea it was built in over a year. Incredible engineering.

The empire state building was actually modeled after the original Reynolds building in Winston-Salem, NC! The same men built both!

One of my favorite empire state building light shows I've ever seen was for the 30th anniversary of phantom of the Opera where they programmed the lights to flicker with the melody

Fun fact: the design for the ESB was first tried out in miniature form here in Winston-Salem NC with the Reynolds building. Every year, on father's day, the custodial staff at the ESB sends a card to the custodial staff at the Reynolds building.

Incredible how fast it was built. I think the family home I grew up in was built in half the time.

grandfather of me, worked on empire state building. Where we all once lived in my family. And I did get to go inside. Never did step foot on liberty island, but my grandparents did from Europe.

The Empire State Building is a beauty!! ♡

Out of all the scenes, I most love to see the glossy, painted mechanical equipment.

It probably sounds cheesy, but I want to tour the Skyscraper Museum one day.

The blimp mythology is so ingrained that when saying that it was never feasible to tie up blimps, she still refers to it as the mooring mast.

How in the hell do you build a skyscraper in 410 day. Hell we need them boys to come back and show us young bucks what's up.

I’ve been there & seen it many times it’s beauty is timeless! It would be great if we had another roaring decade, probably never again in our lifetime.

WHAT A GREAT VIEW OF THE CITY WHEN YOU GO ON TOP OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

“Blimp” a word that comes from “British or Balloon and Limp” is not an interchangeable word with Zeppelin. The proper word is dirigible airship or simply airship. Airships of this era were rigid. The non-rigid “limp” ones would never have been running passenger service from Germany. They were more observation posts, decoys for larger airships, and much later, the floating billboards we know and love. (And even some of those went back to a rigid frame design with the latest “NT” generation.)

Want to know a real secret about the Empire State Building? The red marble in the entrance hall is very rare and comes from Germany. You can find it in old buildings in the Lahn region, they stopped mining it in the 50s.

I went a couple weeks ago during sunset and into night and honestly what a spectacle it was. Definitely best part of the trip. Though imo Chrysler building looks better! (But you do get a great view of it from the ESB)

I have a 78rpm recording my father made while he and his Navy buddy were atop the Empire State Building in Oct 1956. He sent it to his mother back home in Indiana. He describes what they could see and what they had been doing . They had seen the movie Giant at the Roxy.

I have the 'Puzz 3D' model, found it for £4.99 in a thrift shop this year. Always wanted one, now I just need some time to build it. Some LEDs too, for sure !

They never covered the military plane that accidentally crashed into the building in 1945 due to heavy fog

4:45 "It looks like a scene from 1992!"

Interesting, As a little kid I remember seeing an article in TIME magazine where they told of the installation of curved security fencing up at the top of the building in order to stop people from committing suicide jumps from off the top of the building, I remember seeing a Black and white photo of some lady who had jumped off the top of the building and had landed as well as crashed down into the top of some car, It was a pretty gory scene, The top or roof of whatever vehicle was crushed in by that person’s weight, Keep in mind that vehicles of the time were manufactured out of heavy gauge steel, But the impact of that person’s body crushed the top of that vehicle, This photo that I saw was out of a TIME Magazine hard cover book, Definitely nothing that a little kid such as I was at the time should be looking at, But it was over at my Neighbors house , So it was just me looking, My parents had absolutely no idea of what I had seen, The whole thing was definitely a bit bizarre, And at the time I really had no concept about any of this mess, It was definitely TRAGIC

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At 9:49 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 bomber, lost in fog over Manhattan, slammed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 14 people and injuring two dozen.

4:40 - it did amuse me how the narrator said it looked like a scene from 1992 - now 30 years ago 😂

5:45 - - 6:16 - - retrofitted the entire chiller plant 6:37 - - one gigantic chiller (evaporator + condenser)! 6:40 - - *WIND TUNNELS 55 ft below ground BRING FRESH AIR UP TO THE BUILDING* 5:35 - - constructing the mast

Great to see Season 2!

A nice video. The Empire State Buliding's lightning attraction saves many buildings that are close by from ightning hits. .

It’s too bad that many US cities tore their old buildings dating back before the skyscrapers and highways. US cities just look bland nowadays.

I see why Peter-three and King Kong would climb here, it is a pretty sweet view.

This was a good one!

Man my vertigo kicks in just watching those guys !

Was up there 2 weeks ago, done all the observation decks in NY but this was my favourite.

anyone know what the engineered lifespan of the empire state building is? what happens when it goes over this?

The editing on this video is premo 🔥

That's too cool! Thanks.

It jus the right mixture of old school with a skyscraper.

4.5 stories per week back then!!? Wow that's impressive

"You hear New York" *sirens blaring*

Nice video, I'm surprised that there wasn't a mention about the bomber crashing into in after WWII.

I'm not only one of the tallest buildings in the world; I'm one of the coolest as well!

Maravilloso edificio 😊☺️ el empire state

!'d like to see a detailed video tour of the Empire State building's 103rd floor (Yes it has one) that's above the 102nd floor observation room and it contains transmission gear but occasionally over the years celebrities have been there. And then I'd like to see a video tour of the cramped 104th floor (It's the cone-shaped room (5:16) upon which the transmission antenna assembly is mounted) which only technicians are allowed into (It also has transmission electronics too).

Posts like this are priceless, it gives us insight and provides us with an endless reference source, well done. 👏🏻

"it looks like a video from 1992" when the 90's was the distant future to ponder about lol

Most recently my cousin and I got off the express bus on 5th Ave and 34th st. When he hit the payment, he looked up , pointed at the sky scraper. And yelled 3 times ,Kong Kong Kong . Suddenly every citizen on all 4 corners looked up. It’s just imbedded in all of us 😂🤣😀

Another beautiful lobby entrance is the rarely noted Woolworth Building

I love my city!!!!!!!

10:29 DID THE GUY BURPED??? HAHHA

Such a beautiful building. I think its the most famous tower ever

@4:43 looks like a scene from 1992 Wow !

I been to New York many times but i only FEEL that I’m in New York once I’ve see the ESB!

How much are all the measurements in metric units?

Sooooo beautiful.

The "King of All Buildings" baby!!

Gotta be the best looking building out there

Cool 👌

There is no bldg in the world like the Empire State Bldg. It's beautiful very Retro in & out... God Bless keep it safe!❤🙏🇺🇸

This is the first time i got convinced by a video ad

@ 11:00 😄 but I thought the caption is “secret’s revealed” lal

this structure always makes me think of 'The Fountainhead"

I wish they discussed the three aircraft strikes (non terrorist) on the building. The Bomber is most interesting

There may be taller buildings out there but to me, the Empire State Building will always be the king of them all.

You gotta have a lot of courage to be so high up in the air, during construction.

I live in Bloomington and I went to school in Bedford I love that we r apart of American history

The Stock Market Crash happened in 1929! The building was built in 1930-31! That means that the building started construction AFTER the Stock Market Crash and the beginning of the Great Depression. It's weird that people keep acting like the Great Depression was this big massive event that happened all at once. It wasn't. It was a series of disasters that happened one after the other. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was one such event. The Dust Bowl was another. This idea that they started building the Empire State Building before the Great Depression and then it happened all of a sudden right before the finished building it is ridiculous.

The Empire State Building is an Art Deco *grande dame* of a certain age - the queen of New York City. In her Fortuny-pleated beige limestone gown, to the glowing lights of her headgear, she stands as a beacon to those who need a light to guide them. Her sister the Chrysler Building is the disreputable aunt the family doesn't like to tell the kids about. And her taller and more stylish granddaughter stands downtown, trying to emulate her famous ancestor. For most of my life, that has been my favorite place in the city. (And I haven't been up any of the newer buildings, except One World Trade Center, which isn't worth the price of admission).

A blimp uses the lifting gas pressure to maintain it's shape, like a balloon. Zeppelins had a rigid frame that kept the shape of the craft. Both zeppelins and blimps can be called dirigibles because they are steerable.

Tubes beneath the upper floor windows were provided for parachutes however none were ever installed .

i ve been there too !!! ❤️❤️❤️

when I see her as I get near the city, I know I'm "back in the New York Groove!"

I’ve always had a desire to visit New Jersey, but then I came to my senses😩

David raised the sword as King as a king even

Tuff lads to walk those beams

Holy SHIIIIT! That chiller holds 2,800 pounds of A/C refrigerant‼️ To put that in perspective, a typical vehicle holds around 4.5lbs, give or take a pound. DAMN‼️ Thats just insane!

Art Deco magic

4 1/2 stories a week is crazy. Very hard working men back then!

Hey ho, early notification squad!

So....what were the secrets ? A tunnel? wow.

Love Cheddar, but this one didn’t deliver. I was expecting secrets of the building and all we got were a few images of the wind tunnels and two or three obscure facts and a lot of history…

Elegance defined

4:37 It looked like a scene from 1992!

No mention of the WWII bomber that ran into it?

Music’s too loud around minutes 10

It stands on the site of the original Waldorf Astoria. ✌️

The ESB dosen't sway, it vibrates! And it's maxamum movement is 1/4 of an inch! A fact that few people would believe!

There is no doubt that the Empire State Building is quite a beautiful building, but, I didn't learn any "secrets" other than a river runs through it...

The internal structure is steel. The outer laments are stainless, and aluminum.