Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building in midtown Manhattan has remained one of the most recognizable skyscrapers in the world — ...
In the early 1930s the completion of the world’s tallest building, the Empire State Building, ushered in the start of the Great Depression. The same thing happened again in the 1970s with the ...
The Chrysler Building, a symbol of Art Deco glamor in the 1930s and once the tallest skyscraper in the world, is up for sale, again. It's the Chrysler Building. Steve, you can't afford it. INSKEEP: Oh ...