Post by Lenny on Sept 2, 2007 7:21:40 GMT -5
The Empire State Building still towers over the greatest city in the world. And we all hail from there.
The Empire State Building was started in 1930 and finished in 1931 by the Starret Brothers and Eken Contracting firm known for their reputation of building quickly. They got their supplies from all over the world. Steel from Pittsburgh, limestone and granite from Indiana, and marble from England. The total cost of the Empire State Building was about 41 million dollars.
The Empire State Building eclipsed the famed Chrysler Building by 200 feet to become the world’s tallest building in 1931 at 1,252 feet. This record was retained for 41 years, longer than any other building, until theWorld Trade Center Towers were constructed in 1972. Amazingly, within only 27 months the Empire State Building was designed, engineered, erected, and ready for tenants. Including Sundays and holidays, the total time of construction was a year and 45 days. No structure of this magnitude has since matched this rate of ascent. During peak activity nearly 3,500 workers enabled the building to rise over a story per day. Six months into construction the 60,000-ton steel frame topped off at the 86th floor. The fully enclosed structure including the mooring mast was completed 5 months later.
Supervision of workers was so meticulous that foremen cataloged the hours and work of each man. These reports were compiled daily to form a complete record of each day’s activities. At the peak of construction, nearly 500 loads per day of various materials, machinery and equipment were unloaded within the building to facilitate rapid construction. Railroad tracks on newly constructed stories allowed small transport cars to distribute the materials.
The Empire State Building was started in 1930 and finished in 1931 by the Starret Brothers and Eken Contracting firm known for their reputation of building quickly. They got their supplies from all over the world. Steel from Pittsburgh, limestone and granite from Indiana, and marble from England. The total cost of the Empire State Building was about 41 million dollars.
The Empire State Building eclipsed the famed Chrysler Building by 200 feet to become the world’s tallest building in 1931 at 1,252 feet. This record was retained for 41 years, longer than any other building, until theWorld Trade Center Towers were constructed in 1972. Amazingly, within only 27 months the Empire State Building was designed, engineered, erected, and ready for tenants. Including Sundays and holidays, the total time of construction was a year and 45 days. No structure of this magnitude has since matched this rate of ascent. During peak activity nearly 3,500 workers enabled the building to rise over a story per day. Six months into construction the 60,000-ton steel frame topped off at the 86th floor. The fully enclosed structure including the mooring mast was completed 5 months later.
Supervision of workers was so meticulous that foremen cataloged the hours and work of each man. These reports were compiled daily to form a complete record of each day’s activities. At the peak of construction, nearly 500 loads per day of various materials, machinery and equipment were unloaded within the building to facilitate rapid construction. Railroad tracks on newly constructed stories allowed small transport cars to distribute the materials.
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