40 Wall Street the height of his project and then publicly claimed the title of the world's tallest building. (This distinction excluded structures that were not fully habitable, such as the Eiffel Tower.) Construction of 40 Wall Street began in May 1929 at a frantic pace, and it was completed twelve months later. In response, the Chrysler's architect William Van Alen obtained permission for a long spire and had it secretly constructed inside the frame of the building. The spire was delivered to the site in four different sections. On October 23, 1929, the day before the catastrophic Wall Street Crash of 1929
Wall Street bombing last year and a half of his life, where he was guarded 24 hours a day. The bombing has inspired several books, notably "The Day Wall Street Exploded", by Beverly Gage, "The Death Instinct", by Jed Rubenfeld and "Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb (2007)" by Mike Davis. The bombing is the subject of PBS series "American Experience" which broadcast an episode, "The Bombing of Wall Street", in February 2018. Wall Street bombing The Wall Street bombing occurred at 12:01 pm on September 16, 1920, in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. The blast killed