Only the surroundings of the iconic Empire State Building have changed since 1930
This skyscraper found at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street is undoubtedly the most famous building in New York. It was portrayed in Hollywood in 1933 when the fictional primate King Kong climbed it, and it appears on numerous keychains, postcards, and t-shirts.
Built in 1930, it has since become an icon of the Big Apple. The two pictures, the one on the right taken after it was built and the one on the left in 2021, show that the only novelty is the modern, tall buildings below the skyscraper that slowly replaced many small houses.