The Empire State Building: New York's Signature Landmark

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The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark by John Tauranac, 2014 edition published by Cornell University Press

[@geographicstravel]

Right now, the first 500 people to use my link will get a one month free trial of Skillshare" skl.sh/geographics11231

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Suggestion: Westminster abby! One of englands most iconic structures

[@stacyrussell460]

Westminster Abbey

[@ElicBehexan]

I remember standing on the street below the Empire State Building and looking up at its cloud covered height. That day, my parents were taking us kids to see my dad's mother. I recalling taking the train from New Jersey to New York City, but besides looking up at the building and visiting my grandmother and step-grandfather, I don't really remember much else about the day. Oh, I do kind of remember there was a tiny, slow elevator in her building. Many years later my mother and sister stood looking up at the building my grandmother lived in. It was now condemned, but Mom pointed out the things outside the apartment that Neil had put in to hang plants were still there, 30 years later.

[@Tracy-xe9zu]

Do the Burj Khalifa! It's tall but it's a clusterfuck XD

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:45 - Chapter 1 - Building in 3 dimensions 4:45 - Mid roll ads 7:55 - Chapter 2 - An unlikely partnership 10:10 - Chapter 3 - A mammoth undertaking 12:35 - Chapter 4 - The 8th wonder of the world 14:35 - Chapter 5 - Hard times & disasters 16:50 - Chapter 6 - A modern icon 20:15 - Chapter 7 - The world most famous building 22:20 - Conclusion

[@davyt0247]

suggestion: The Indianapolis Moter Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500. One lf the most famous tracks in all of the USA Also Albany, it is the oldest city with the charter is still active.

[@Shiny_Dragonite]

IMS certainly has a long and colorful history, and a fantastic museum.

[@Darkflowerchyld718]

I've lived in New York City my entire life and y'all have taught me more about my own city in these past few weeks than I've learned in 36 years. Keep up the excellent work everyone 💙 *Edit to ask* Maybe you can do the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan? The British Museum video was *chef's kiss* so why not try your hand at my favorite museum? Pretty please?

[@resileaf9501]

Great work as ever, to both Karl and the writer Ben. :) I continue to love the presentation and the scripts presented! Also that business anteater is adorable.

[@reclawyxhush]

I'm probably one of the few persons that happenned to come across it by chance, not expecting to see this to this day truly spectacular view after emerging from the undergrounds of Penn Station where I had to change to Toronto after the car we had been travelling by across Eastern US broke down near Washington. It was early, sunny Spetember Sunday morning, the building was still in its original dark grey, mystic and somewhat uncanny solemn vibration emanating from its bulk.

[@Space_Debris]

The 86th and 102nd, been there done that! Just the Crown in the SoL.

[@rogerpenske2411]

Thanks to the three stooges, all Americans know what a rivet gang is

[@michaelallain7706]

Good job, Karl. You are doing the grind marvelously.

[@murrayd3152]

Karl cranking out all the videos!!

[@jphilb]

Love the Business Anteater!

[@rjspires]

It takes a week for most modern skyscrapers to build a floor, the Empire got a floor built every day.

[@trumpetmom8924]

Nice read, Karl! Just a note, the script often called the building “The Empire State”, which is actually the state’s nickname, and thus the building’s namesake. Not a big deal; just being nitpicky. BTW, love business anteater- super cute!

[@cleverusername9369]

Holy shit did you really need to do a FULL THREE MINUTES of ad copy for Skill Share? That was WAAAAAAY too long

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

🤷 "yay..." 😂

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content karl! Great job🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@geographicstravel]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

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[@Pissedoffdetective]

Another script that Simon has already read on this channel.

[@archstanton6102]

Not true

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@user-ek8gs4ij4r]

I always wondered about the Zeppelin towers. What do you do after you dock there? You can't load or unload anything.

[@yankeecrazy9]

The idea was to lower a gangway from the zeppelin to the building to unload and load passengers. Few people, even the Navy’s dirigible experts, thought the idea was feasible at the time, in hindsight it seems like nothing but a publicity stunt to make sure the Empire State was the tallest building in the world.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Shouldn't simultaneously upload on this channel and top tenz, then i have to make a decision which to watch first. Thats a suggestion for the crew that clicks the button to release them.

[@marktg98]

You should do a video about the Zuiderzee Works: How the Dutch dammed off a sea and created a new province.

[@irBribe]

Why is Simon not doing geographics anymore

[@rationallyruby]

Because they f’ed him over…

[@anthonyC214]

Another tib bit about the Chyrstal Building was it tricked the other building to be the tallest in the world. Once the other building was top off, meaning finished, the Chrysler building raised their steel spiral from the lower floors to become the tallest building at the time

[@giselematthews7949]

Learn by doing. I am the same way.

[@johnlarson111]

I went in april 1956. I was 8, I had trouble getting off the elevator. the building was swaying in the breeze. back and forth. quite unsettling.

[@Arctic2Noob]

Did you forget to put Ben's links in the description?

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

please release any and all footage of Karl fiddling with/spinning Snooter the Anteater ~ Signed, The Collective Internet

[@Notbethdutton]

Sydney Opera House

[@ArchangelXCI]

FYI for the where is Simon people. He now has a new geography channel called Places.

[@michaelpyatt831]

Can we please have Simon does these ??

[@jaimeogas]

Anteaters, nature's knuckledraggers.

[@boldandthebeautifulgimbal2881]

0:02 HOLOGRAM!!

[@likebot.]

Hi Karl! You asked for a comment and a like, so yeah, here it is. I like these bio's and histories that ain' ever going to be in a school curriculum.

[@psikeyhackr6914]

Where is the data on the distributions of steel and concrete + stone down the structure? Can't seem to find that kind of data on any skyscraper in the world. Consider the shape of the Eiffel Tower which does not have to support twice its own weight in concrete.

[@CC-gg4oj]

King Kong!

[@phillipstewart2031]

Wheres simon

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"The Empire State Building is the closest thing to heaven in this city." -- Deborah Kerr

[@antiisocial]

Cool.

[@user-eh6th9wj5k]

Karl! Killer read! You are doing a great job!

[@Space_Debris]

The script is responsible for the Dad Jokes ...

[@therealbettyswollocks]

Not the same without Simon. Sorry guys.

[@thedethrocker8858]

wtf

[@johnny5805]

Karl is great in videos where he stands there with his coffee cup adlibbing sarcasm and being naturally witty. But if you force him to be serious, and tone down his natural accent, and all you get is blandness. Sorry Karl. This style isn't your forte. Please bring The Whistler back !

[@NYBravest82]

where's Simon?

[@MrPoptit]

simon whistler left but he is still doing Braille Brain Blaze

[@St3F4nDuP]

Yeah. This guy is not doing it right. Realy. Take a breath sometimes! I watched to find out but it sucked without Simon.

[@imarobobot8795]

​@@St3F4nDuPKarl's great. Simon is great, too.

[@archstanton6102]

Been gone about 5-6 months now. Tbe last 6+ videos have been covered by Karl.

[@resileaf9501]

@@archstanton6102 Fourteen videos lol

[@quasinfinity]

Sorry NY, one of the first things I've been told to expect by people who have been: don't be alarmed, it smells like piss, like everywhere.

[@cleverusername9369]

NYC native who has lived here all my life: No, it actually doesn't. Maybe in a very few places you might catch a whiff, specifically during summer, but to suggest that the entire city smells like piss all the time is ridiculous, especially if you've never even been yourself. It doesn't smell any worse than any other highly congested city, and arguably much better than some (looking at you, India).

[@user-ot6vv4ew4g]

Paraphrasing: The host said, "Elevators freed Man from the tyranny of walking up stairs". So it only freed Man? How about Woman?