On March 17, 1930, construction of the Empire State Building began. Under the direction of architects Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates, the framework rose 4 ½ stories per week. On May 1, 1931 President Hoover presses a button in Washington, D.C. officially opening and turning on the Empire State Building's lights.
The devolution of our great nation continues.
The Empire State Building was a privately funded project. However, public works were more efficient in the past. The New Jersey Turnpike, a key thoroughfare on the East Coast, was completed in its full length in 23 months. The most recent improvement project. undertaken in 2009, widened about 25 miles, but was not completed until 2014.