Happy Birthday ESB!

[Pas]

The Empire States Building turns 75 years old today!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/30/eveningnews/main1561671.shtml

The highlight of my trip to NYC a couple of years ago was definitely getting to the top of the Empire State Building. ermm has anyone climbed the stairs all the way up the top of ESB? There's an annual marathon right?

PS
also a happy 7th anniversary to 2B (what a coincident!)

[Pas]

This page has some nice collection of old photos of the building:

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID073.htm


a few photos taken by me:

building covered in fog
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/passean/DSC_09702.jpg

view from the Brooklyn Bridge
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/passean/bridgepano.jpg

night lighting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/passean/DSC_09830.jpg

[ncr]

That Brooklyn Bridge photo is excellent, Pas!

[Pas]

Thanks Nils :)

[AMRivlin]

Nice collection, when was your last visit?

[Pas]

Nice collection, when was your last visit?

Fall 2004. That was my first ever trip and last trip to New York ;)