Empire State Building, NYC

Empire State Building…Looking up
The Empire State Building is built on land that was once bought for $ 2, 600 by John Thompson for a farm. Later the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was built on a part of this land and eventually sold for an estimated 20 million in 1928.The actual building began on March 17, 1930. With a labor force of 3000 men the framework rose 4 1/2 stories per week.  On May 1,  1931 President Hoover pressed a switch in Washington D.C.  and turned on the lights, the building was officially opened.
The ESB has its own zip code, 10118.
102 floors
In 1950 a new antenna made the building 217 feet higher, for a total height of 1,467 feet.
Looking down

Some of the tallest buildings members of the Lyle Family have been to…
CN Tower, 1,815 ft., 5th tallest in the world; Toronto, Canada
Willis Tower, 1,730 ft. , formerly Sears Tower in Chicago, 1974 – 1998 tallest in the world. 7th tallest, presently.
World Trade Center, 1,727 ft,  tallest building in the world, 1972-1974, tallest building ever destroyed.
John Hancock Building,  1,500 ft.,World's tallest mixed-use building 1969–2008
Empire State Building, 1,474 ft, tallest freestanding structure 1931 – 1967; Tallest skyscraper 1931-1973; First skyscraper with 100+ floors, presently 17th tallest.

KK wins the prize, I think - for being up in all of them!

Why are the two heights of the Empire State Building different? I don't know - still researching...