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Skyscraper boom faces vacancy as World War II era shifts unfold
New York notes empty floors in Empire State and other towers as U.S. economic reorders loom. Skyscrapers may halt speculative building while Empire State and others stand underused, yet the American skyline remains a symbol of ambition. Tarrytown grows busy with Pontiac and Chevrolet plants, yet local unemployment within 50 miles undermines new hiring and production.
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