[T.B. Yoits]

In the middle of the Great Depression MEN built that building in under a year and a half while today it would take 4 to 5 years.

It was because it was in the Great Depression that the builders could hire all the extra talent they needed for cheap.

You could build that building today in in under a year and a half IF you were willing to pay top dollar for all the designers, planners, and construction workers.

[wildcard_redneck]

You neglect to think about all of the new regulations, the growth of bureaucracy, and the vast number of lawyers now compared to 1930. There is now a vast industry of lawyers tying up projects for years, sometimes for decades.