Skyline Giant: New Office Building Is World's Largest
Skyline Giant: New Office Building Is World's Largest
A $100,000,000 beauty makes her debut on the New York scene as the Pan American Building is dedicated. It is the world's largest office building and it looks south to the Verrazano Bridge from the mainland to Staten Island where they have begun to spin the cables. Governor Rockefeller, Mayor Wagner, Mrs. Wilson, widow of builder are at dedication. Atop the 808 foot building is a helicopter landing deck. Looking up at the new giant building, MS - Outside of Pan American Airways Building and people going in through the revolving door. MCUS - Governor Rockefeller, Mayor Wagner and Mrs. Erwin Wilson dedicating the building and cutting a ribbon. MS - On top of the building two men walking about on the helicopter landing pad. MS - From atop of the roof you see the Empire State Building. MS - From the roof looking down at the United Nations Building and traffic on the street below. MS - The new Verrazano Bridge in the process of being built. MS - On top of the bridge looking straight ahead. MS - Looking up from the water at the unfinished bridge. CUS - Bridge cable that will support the roadway above the entrance to New York Harbor. CUS - Robert Moses, head of the Bridge Authority and President of New York's fourth coming World's Fair. MS - Crowd of people gathered at the bottom of the bridge to cheer on Robert Moses.