Raising The Empire State
About this episode
The building of the Empire State Building. Don’t show the building until it’s actually built.
Research sources for this film
- History of the New York City Landmark | Empire State Building
- How the Empire State Building Was Built in Record Time | HISTORY
- Empire State Building
- Today in History - May 1 | Library of Congress
- BUILDING BIG: Databank: Empire State Building
- The Empire State Building (opened May 1, 1931): the facts and the myths
- | | Owner, Architect, Builder, Banker: Comparing the Development
- The Empire State Building Opened During the Great Depression. Its Survival Story Holds a Lesson for Today
AI-assisted reconstruction from documented history. AI-assisted reconstruction based on documented history. Verify details against primary sources. Depictions of historical figures are illustrative reconstructions for documentary storytelling — not authentic photographs or recordings of those persons.