EMPIRE STATE Building SECRETS: Employee Reveals HIDDEN Feature in Icon 

Holy moly $45 to go to the top! It was less than $10 in the 1980s.

Born and raised in The Bronx, lived in midtown Manhattan in the early 70s. Although I was up to the top of the old WTC twice, I never got around to going up to the top of the ESB. I did see the lobby and was inside the elevators a few times for business purposes. Thanks for the really good tour, speaking with the local nurse and coaxing the uniformed workers to share their stories. Left NY 40 years ago, no regrets... Chuck in Northern New England

You are in a Concrete State of mind...

As a kid growing up in California I became fascinated with The Empire State Bldg. In 1961 at the age 11 I saw it for the first time! I Live on the East Coast now and still fascinated

Having never been there myself, this was cool to see so thanks for taking us along. And as always you provided the history along with it. Well done man 👍🏼 Respect ✌🏼

Thank you so much for your view of NYC!!✌

Thank You Terry for another fun and very informative video . I am from Brooklyn and now live in Fla. But visiting the Empire State Building was as awesome as I can remember as a kid . Truly wonderful history. Love the way they present the historical facts of building this symbol of the future in the 30’s after the depression. Onward and upward my friend . Keep doing what you do . Well done ! 😘

Oh thanks so much Terry! This has to be my favourite video yet. That was really nice to see, I probably will never get there, so it was great to see in the detail how you film it!!

That's a very cool building and even cooler dude giving us a personalized tour. You're the best!

I'm doing a barefoot binge today; this series in New York is your best work yet!

such a beautiful place.. Still hard to imagine they could build that in 1930

Amazing building. For those who may never have the opportunity to visit NY or in this case, the Empire State Building. This video shows so much art and character. The architecture is beautiful! Thank you for making and sharing this video-blog.

Awesome Exploring in the Empire State Building! Can wait to see more many of you’re NYC video guidance🗽

T, thanks so much for showing us this work of art. I enjoyed immensely. What a magnificent building!

I never noticed in the famous pic of them having lunch on the steel beam but the guy all the way to the right has a bottle of liquor 😂

I loved your trip to NY

WOW! Quite a show. Thanks for the tour. Great job.

Enjoyed this. Great work.

Never been there (I'm in ND), but the Empire State Building has always been my favorite building from the time I first saw it in our encyclopedia when I was a kid in the 1960's. Art Deco is so stylish and understated at the same time. Pure class and timeless beauty. I'm 63 now. I should probably try to get there some day.

Incredible footage unbelievable thank you

The big antenna at the top is, primarily, for FM radio. There are also public service antennas and, at least, one HAM Radio repeater up there. WCBS-TV has an auxiliary transmitter there that they used after 9/11.

I'd give anything to see the Andy Warhol sketching! Great question in regards to the estimated worth. I was thinking the same thing.

Hi barefoot, love the interviews decorations in New York are gorgeous! Take care of my friend doing a great job! JJ

Thank You for the beautiful tour of a Gourgous bldg! Loved it!

Sleepless in Seattle was a great movie

Thanks for the memories.

🗽 This was fantastic 👏, thank you!

Great informative video. Thanks for the tour!

Loved your passion for this extraordinary icon thanks

This video was amazing! Thanks for the eye opening details Barefoot.

It was a high ranking military officer whom disobeyed ATC - Air Traffic Control orders to not land because he did not get clearance for landing, so he still took off to complete his military job d/t low visibility he got lost and once he was able to see he was flying towards the empire State’s building. He tried to turn to the left, but it was too late and crashed into the building. 7 or 10 people lost their lives because of him disobeying ATC orders. It only took 3 month’s to repair the floor and the penthouse that the elevator dropped into from the ✈️ crashing into it. I do a lot of JFK, LGA and Newark FA ✈️ trips. Great job exploring! 🙌👍🙌

Excellent video. Beautiful building!

Thank you , loved the You Tube !!

The antennas atop the Empire State Building are mainly used to transmit FM broadcast stations, over 20 of them!

This is the best video of the ESB I have ever seen. So VERY WELL done sir!!!

Brilliant video.. I enjoyed it all :) Thank you. I hope to visit there from the Uk next year :)

Omg I have to go see the Empire State Building

An incredible vlog. Thanks so much.

that was fun. Was there in 1977 after the blackout. Glad I didn't get stuck in the elevator lol. Best place on the observation deck....one that points to sunset. ;)

Absolutely great video and interviews, Terry !! What a building. Great info on the Andy Warhol drawing. Last time I was there was when I was in the 1st grade. I will be 71 in August. I remember it like it was yesterday. That is how stunning the building is. Keep them coming, man. You have the gift of the gab and I love it !!

Hey nice job! Saw you 1st w Ft Myers coverage...like your style! We live in NY, going to ESB with my wife this month - thanks to you! ha

Have to watch replay so tired fell asleep

Love the video thanks Terry wow what a venture 🌃

Love your nyc visit watched the video a few times

As always you are amazing ❤

When I look at tge Top Empire State building. It seems like A Zeppelin can dock on top. Was there a small plane hit the Empire State building at tge 1940"s.

Outstanding Thank you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thoroughly enjoyed your tour. What a beautiful iconic building. Have been to New York on one occasion back in 1997. I remember the skyline from the East River at night was stunning. You have a new subscriber.

This was my first trip to the Empire State Building. I am terribly afraid of heights and will never stand up there myself. Thank you very much.

Thank you Barefoot blogger. For taking us along on the Great Adventure of the Empire State Building. Interesting old building. Yes am going say Happy Holidays To you and your family Godbless . 🥰

I’m taking a break from packing for my trip to Arizona tomorrow. Safe travels to u ❤

Such a hassle for Tourists. And what a ripoff to go up to the Observation Deck. I briefly worked in the Empire State Building, on either the 25th or 52nd floor I can’t remember. Since I worked in the building I don’t think we needed to pay to go the top.

I never get tired of watching videos of the empire state building. I would also like to see videos of the Chrysler building which seems to be off limits to the general public.

Merci beaucoup pour cette visite.

Just gorgeous

Muy bien !!!

I miss living in NYC too, Jerry! Enjoy!

Great !

Cool! Kind regards from germany.

Went to the empire state building around 2003, was an amazing view but the viewing platform and experience looks even better now!

Terry you should have definitely taken a selfie with King Kong sticking his hands thru the windows now that would have definitely been a cool intro

That ESB man is completely wrong saying a car from the 1930’s would stand up better to a modern car. Maybe from a door ding, not from a crash.

Hi. Do you know where the factory producing riveted parts was?

OMG 😟 $45 😟 ticket? Wife mentioned like $12 when we were there. I'm a disabled veteran 😞, so she thinks no cost for me at the time ! Nevertheless, what a great time there !! To think that construction workers walked around the frame work with absolutely no safety gear ..

Nothing like nyc it’s the best

did you know that a war plane crashed into the building took place around 1948 i think

13 months incredible started in 1930 finished in Sep 31 check out the the remastered video of the actual construction its incredible

Miracle on 34th St -

i was born 1942 lifelong nyer, was to both empre state bldg and the ststue of liberty but of course it was both before this age of tight security. i e the 86flr ? observstuon deck did not originaaally have all the fencing glass etc around it but over the years i guess for safety and security it was added. do not remeber the elevators for this bldg buess all have been replace/high tec etc. but i i did go up in one of the 2 OLD wtc toers way back when befor 911 for some office did it twice and always remeber those elevstors fast is not the half of them and rember some only went sohight and to go further up flr had to change to dieff eklevstor kinda remeber that,

A great building but it's a shame that private businesses have cashed in way beyond reason. I visited it in the 70s and it was free then it might have been three or four dollars a ticket in the 80s. The inflation rate means that ticket should cost may $10 or $12 but it's $45. The same with college costs, raised manyfold the rate of inflation with the top making enormous profits. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was always pay whatever you wish, not any more. There's a sucker born every minute. Don't you realize you're being fleeced??

Onward and UUUUUpward!

Im in awe of the people who build sky scrapers its mankind at his greatest. Followed by deep sea welders and moon walkers.

The Most Famous Building in the World!

You sound very like the actor Alan Alda.

Last time I went up the ESB was back in 2012. What a beautiful building. I love tall buildings. NY and Chicago are my top favorites when it comes to tall skyscrapers. They just don't build classics like that anymore. Little known fact is that the Indiana Lime stone you see covering the exterior of ESB was quarried from a famous quarry known as "Empire Quarry" located in Bedford,Indiana southwest of Indianapolis. Today, the huge giant crater in the ground is still there to this day. Around 19,000 tons of limestone used in constructing the Empire State Building. A lot of the cut stone was sent by rail to NYC and most of the steel came from Pennsylvania as they constructed the building with these materials until completion in 1931 just shortly after the Great Depression started. The ESB was also from the same Bedford Quarry were the Washington DC's Pentagon, Lincoln, and Jefferson Memorial were also quarried from.

luv Empire State Building its so magical, my favourite movie An Affair to Remember Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant my heart skips 📈

Hi

Hopefully alfreado doesn’t get fired lol😂

They accomplished it with us union trades people 😂 I wasn’t a part of that one but my union brothers an sisters were. ❤we are the best of the best ❤to all my union brothers and sisters always.

Employee in the observation deck needs to be fired. I just work here this is nothing special and that thingy on top of the building I’m not quite sure just some tv stuff or something. What if that was your only trip there and you are talking to a clown like that on the most iconic building in America. Send that guy back to Walmart

The Empire State was the tallest building for 40 years (1931 to 1771).

You paid $45.00 bucks to stroll and go up to 86 floors and then you leave you didn’t bother to go up and do the grand finally at the top of the 102 floor damn you did’t get your money’s worth for $45.00 dollars JEEEZ $ 45.00 WOW!!!!

It is sad that we don't make buildings like this in America, anymore. We have become a lazy and stagnant society. We don't plant metaphorical trees for future generations anymore. All our society cares about is extracting as much as we can from the system.