Yes, that's how they secured the structure in place, with hot rivets that were thrown right off the fire to be fastened into place. Great simulation video by Squint/Opera at the new exhibit at Empire State Building...clip by CLEMENCE. | Architecture Photography
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Workers once erected New York’s tallest skyscrapers while perched hundreds of feet above the ground with no helmets, harnesses, or any safety equipment at all! 🏗️🔨 In the early 1900s, the men who shaped Manhattan’s skyline—including icons like the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center—labored under conditions that would be unimaginable today. They had no hard hats, no ropes, and no guardrails. Many walked along thin steel beams in strong winds, hauling heavy tool
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Old school riveting is the process of joining two or more pieces of material together using a rivet. This process has been used for centuries and was commonly used in the building of ships, airplanes, and structures such as bridges and skyscrapers. During the old school riveting process, a hole was first drilled through the materials that needed to be joined. A heated rivet was then placed through the hole, and a rivet hammer was used to deform the exposed end of the rivet, creating a "head" tha
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