That's just freaky that the two tallest buildings were made in 1931 and 1930.
Didn't one of them add on to the top to be the tallest?
goes to check Wikipedia
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Volans - May 16, 2007 11:14:24 am PDT #7708 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Tom Scola - May 16, 2007 11:16:08 am PDT #7709 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Just prior to its completion, the building stood about even with the rival project 40 Wall Street, designed by H. Craig Severance. Severance quickly increased the height of his project by two feet and claimed the title of the world's tallest building (this distinction excluded structures that were not fully habitable, such as the Eiffel Tower).
Van Alen secretly obtained permission to build a spire that was hidden inside the building during construction. The spire, measuring 125 feet (58.4 meters) long and composed of Nirosta stainless steel, was hoisted to the top of the building on October 23, 1929. The added height allowed the Chrysler Building to surpass both 40 Wall Street and the Eiffel Tower as the tallest building and the tallest structure in the world.
tommyrot - May 16, 2007 11:20:00 am PDT #7710 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Van Alen secretly obtained permission to build a spire that was hidden inside the building during construction.
That is an awesome story. No one hides spires inside of buildings anymore....
§ ita § - May 16, 2007 11:23:11 am PDT #7711 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No one hides spires inside of buildings anymore....
Maybe they're still hidden, and you're just not on the list.
DavidS - May 16, 2007 11:34:39 am PDT #7712 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But I'm sure Goodwill could stand to have their fetish departments improved.
Because there's such a big market for used adult novelties.
No one hides spires inside of buildings anymore....
This is totally architecture porn.
Trudy Booth - May 16, 2007 11:40:29 am PDT #7713 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
because they're afraid that their family might either take it all to the dump or to Goodwill.
OR SEE THEM!!!!!!!
Dude. Boundaries. HEALTHY BOUNDARIES.
If I die unexpectedly one of y'all had better beat my family to my apartment and empty out my top right-hand drawer. Give Spike and Angelus and the rest of the boys a decent funeral. So long as you'e there, better get the sex clothes out of the bottom drawer as well, you can have them if you want.
lisah - May 16, 2007 11:45:43 am PDT #7714 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
holy crap. it's like a hurricane out there. Hope it mostly blows over in the next 40 minutes...
Vortex - May 16, 2007 11:47:22 am PDT #7715 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
You know what's annoying? When you agree to participate in an activity with a friend, who tells you that it starts at X. You have someone else to be, and they know that. Then, they casually mention that the PRE activities start at X and the thing doesn't actually start until an hour later. But, now you're committed. grrrrr.
Jesse - May 16, 2007 11:53:43 am PDT #7716 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The storm blew in while I was in a meeting with my boss, and she made some comment like, "I wish I could send us home early..." Um, NSM. Why am I going to head out into the rain, when it will be done in an hour? Supposedly.
shrift - May 16, 2007 12:03:13 pm PDT #7717 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
The sky looked dire this morning so I actually brought my umbrella today. Of course, this means that the sun is shining merrily right now.