Five workers lost their lives building the Empire State Building between 1929 and 1931, while an estimated 27 died during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. These “roughnecks” risked everything to raise Manhattan’s great towers, including the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, throughout the 1920s and 1930s. At the time, construction crews worked without hard hats, safety ropes, or meaningful protections, and foremen often expected one death for every $1 million spent. Despit
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Five workers lost their lives building the Empire State Building between 1929 and 1931, while an estimated 27 died during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. These “roughnecks” risked everything to raise Manhattan’s great towers, including the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, throughout the 1920s and 1930s. At the time, construction crews worked without hard hats, safety ropes, or meaningful protections, and foremen often expected one death for every $1 million spent. Despit
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The Full Videos on Instagram: "Five workers died during the construction of the Empire State Building from 1929 to 1931, with an estimated 27 workers perishing during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. These workers, known as roughnecks, risked their lives to construct some of the tallest buildings in Manhattan, such as the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, during the 1920s and 1930s. Workers had few protections, no hard hats, and no safety ropes. It was a time when crew for
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