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The Empire State Building would have been impressive if it were built at any time. What about the time period in which it was built made it even more impressive?

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That the Empire State Building was built during the Great Depression when people were jobless and most likely hopeless. Thus, it was all the more impressive because it could provide a lot of jobs and represented a large investment of money at a time when that was rare.

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