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Awards
The ESB has won the most prestigious awards in the industry, including the 1991-92 Building Owners' and Managers' Association (BOMA) International Building of the Year in the Historic Building Category

Famous Visitors
The world's famous have come to admire the unmatched view from the Empire State Building's Observatory.

EPA Energy Star
The Empire State Building Becomes a Charter Member of the Energy Star Building Label Program.

ESB in the News
Find out information about past events related to the ESB in our "ESB in the news" archive.

ESB in the Movies
Find out what great movies used the ESB as a backdrop. Movies such as Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally and An Affair to Remember – to see what other movies the ESB makes appearances in click on the link above.

Books and Videos
We have hand-picked reference materials and history books about the ESB so you can find all the information you want about America’s favorite landmark.

Group Tours
Get the information you need to plan your own group tour.

Lucy is Envious - 1954 Episode 89 - Lucy is Envious (3/29/54).
A wealthy ex-schoolmate of Lucy's is collecting for a charity. Lucy tells her friend to put her down for "five." But when the uppity friend arrives to collect the pledged funds, Lucy is shocked to learn that her "five" ment five hundred dollars. In order to raise the money, Lucy and Ethel get jobs dressed as maids from Mars in a stunt to publicize a science fiction movie. They "invade" the top of the Empire State Building and scare the daylights out of a group of hotel patrons.

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Find out the history of the ESB, from who owned the land to who first turned on the lights.

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	The first light to shine atop the Empire State Building in November, 1932, was a searchlight beacon which told people for 50 miles that Franklin D. Roosevelt has been elected president of the United States.

The Empire State Building is located at 350 Fifth Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets, in midtown Manhattan.
New York, NY 10118