HISTORY OF ESB
1931 The Empire State Building was built after 13 months of construction.
1933 King Kong debuts in NYC.
1976 Colors were added to our famous tower lights.
2009 The Empire State Building
2019 $165M observatory renovation concludes.
underwent an industry-leading retrofit that reduced emissions at the building by 56% and counting.
We welcomed our 50 Millionth visitor.
1931 Herbert Hoover turned on the first lights with a push of a button from Washington, D.C.
1956 White tower lights were added to the building. (placeholder)
1986 The Empire State Building becomes a landmark.
2012 ESB unveils new LED
TODAY Voted the #1 Attraction in the World AND in the United States.
lighting system capable of 16 Million different colors.
PG 3
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