Modern Marvels - The Empire State Building (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedBrand: A&E
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Product features:
- The miraculous story behind the rise of what would, for a time, become the world s tallest and most famous skyscraper. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES Rating: NR Age: 733961719222 UPC: 733961719222 Manufacturer No: AAE-71922
DVD Reviews of Modern Marvels - The Empire State Building (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
DVD Review: Entertaining, but brief, introduction to the subject.
Summary: 3 Stars
Cramming the entire history (at least up until 1994) of the Empire State Building into 41 minutes is an impossible task but this program does a good job of hitting the major events (construction, tourist attraction, the 1945 B-25 bomber wreck) and even has time to point out some lesser known facts (some of the top lights are turned off at certain times of year to prevent migrating birds from crashing into the building, two failed dirigible mooring attempts and during the bomber crash a woman fell 75 floors in an elevator and lived) with lots of great vintage film footage.
Watching this DVD isn't going to help you ace an Empire State Building exam, but it is a good entertaining introduction to the subject.
I was disappointed that there was no mention of the many suicides that have taken place at the Empire State Building. They could have at least mentioned 1979 attempt where a woman jumped from the 86th floor only to be blown back into the 85th floor!
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Description of Modern Marvels - The Empire State Building (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
At a time when American dreams were in short supply, an iconic engineering marvel rose up through the New York City skyline and inspired a nation. THE HISTORY CHANNEL brings you the remarkable story behind the world-renowned Empire State Building.Planned during the 1920's, construction on what would become the world's tallest man-made structure was almost grounded by the Depression. In spite of the country's economic troubles, intrepid construction workers prevailed, carefully assembling the building's magnificent steel frame at an astonishing pace of four-and-a-half stories per week. In just over a year the miraculous structure was finished, and a monumental symbol of the indomitable American spirit was forever etched into the New York City landscape.
From the first plans to the final rivet, explore this captivating and inspiration tale of the great Empire State building.
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