The Empire State Building

by Ronald A. Reis

It was to be a structure like no other - the largest and tallest skyscraper in the world. Initial plans for the Empire State Building called for an Art Deco masterwork to rise 1,000 feet, with 80 stories of rental space. The high-rise was to completely fill the 84,000-square-foot site of the former Waldorf-Astoria, then New York's most opulent hotel. The Empire State Building would, hopefully, accelerate Midtown's stride toward commercial prominence,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604130458
• ISBN13: 9781604130454
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9