When the building was completed in 1930, it beat H ... being the biggest and most famous skyscraper in the city, the New York City skyline would never look the same without the Chrysler Building ...

When the market plunged, vacancies in New York soared; the Empire State Building, for instance, sat mostly empty for almost a decade. The Chrysler fared better, opening in 1930 with over 70 ...

Built in 1930, the Chrysler had a short-lived run as the tallest building in the city ... 6 or 7 trains to the Grand Central-42nd St. station. New York in One Day Guided Sightseeing Tour (11547 ...

Elizabeth Von Tersch, Senior Editor New York City Tourist 101 dictates ... Exhibits detail everything from the building's construction in the 1930s to its role in present-day pop culture.