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Empire State Building Faces New Rivalry From World Trade Center
New York’s Empire State Building once the world’s tallest towers over Chicago’s Sears Building and the World Trade Center. The Trade Center opens its 110th floor observatory, and King Kong is tied to the rivalry in a shifting skyline. Both attract tourists with distinct views.
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Kay Bartlett
Wester New York
Empire State Building
New York
Sears
Chicago
World Trade Center
Manhattan
New York City
Trade Center
Staten Island
Statue of Liberty
Ted Newcombe
George Washington University
Washington
King Kong
the Trade Center
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Wags
State Building
Alfred E. Smith
Empire State Building Corp
H. Hamilton Weber
Weber
John Jacob Raskob
General Motors
du Pont Empire
Rascob
Waldorf-Astoria
Raskob
Isadore Cohen
Fifth Avenue
Irving
al Smith
Cohen
FAA
Empire State
Mrs. Noble
Theodore James Jr
Seta Eetseeries
Bonney
RCA
Rockefeller Center
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