newyorkthegoldenage:Ninety years ago today, May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building officially opened
newyorkthegoldenage:Ninety years ago today, May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building officially opened.Former Governor Alfred E. Smith, the driving force behind the erection of the building, is shown here with his grandchildren and others as they awaited the illumination of the building. This happened when President Herbert Hoover pushed a button in Washington, D.C.Photo: AP via WiscNews -- source link
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