Building Out of the Recession
Just weeks after the Wall Street Crash in 1929, work began on the Empire State Building.
The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2009 · BBC World Service
September 17, 200924m 14s
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Show Notes
Just weeks after the Wall Street Crash in 1929, work began on the Empire State Building. The Guardian's architecture correspondent Jonathan Glancey assesses the economics of building out of a recession.