Chrysler Building 319m
1931
Waldorf-Astoria 191m
Empire State Building 381m
20 Exchange Place 226m
500 Fifth Avenue 216m
1 Wall Street 199m
570 Lexington Avenue 195m
1932 1933
GE Building (Rockefeller Centre) 259m
400m
1930
40 Wall Street 283m
300m
200m
100m
0m Wall Street Crash
1929 70 Pine Street 290m
Before the crash in the 1920s were the most type, with some structures such as the Chrysler with marble on the walls as well. When mass production became really popular and 1930s, Terrazzo was used (cement mixed with marble chips) as a cheaper alternative.