Originally meant for mooring dirigibles (blimps) the pinnacle of the Empire State Building had to be scrapped for that purpose as the updraft created by the building itself caused the mooring process to be too fraught with danger.
So now it just looks cool.
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Looks like Take Off is set for 10 past midnight!
ReplyDeleteYou're right it is cool. It's hard to believe that is something almost 80 years old. It looks like it's from the future. Great shot.
ReplyDeletedirigibles? nice new word (and yep great shot), thanks,
ReplyDeleteLike the red, those stars.....real?
ReplyDeleteCool perspective, but even more cool lighting!
ReplyDeleteMattafoto, yep, those stars are real! Can't see many of them with all the light pollution in Manhattan, but these ones were kind enough to show up in the picture.
ReplyDeleteI thought they were kind of cool too.