The building -- The skyscraper -- Zoning the city -- The boom of the Twenties -- The odd couple -- The firm -- The site -- The style -- The design -- The contractors -- The mooring mast -- Building the building -- The opening -- The staff and tenants -- The bust of the Thirties -- The war -- Since the war
An architectural and cultural history looks at the excitement and politics involved in the building of the Empire State Building, the technological breakthroughs of its construction, and more