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Did they put it in their back pocket after they took it?

Xurando — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:15:41 -0800

Empire State Building Stolen. The News swiped the 102-story Art Deco skyscraper by drawing up a batch of bogus documents, making a fake notary stamp and filing paperwork with the city to transfer the deed to the property. Previously

Great Modern Buildings

nowonmai — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:40:03 -0800

The Guardian is running a neat little feature on Great Modern Buildings of the world, starting with this interactive guide thing on the Empire State building.

It Was Called an "Impossibility" at the Time....

Dunvegan — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:51:56 -0800

Anniversary of B-25 Crashing into the Empire State Building: 9:50 a.m., Saturday July 28, 1945.

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the Empire State Building

droob — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:01:40 -0800

NYC police scanner (RealAudio) reveals that officers are closing off a five-block area due to a bomb threat on the 44th floor of the Empire State Building. No officers are to report to that location.