^I like how they're at least trying to hide some of the crap on that building by painting it brown now.
As for those that have ever wondered how they cram 16 floors into the mast of the Empire State Building: they didn't. They go from 86 to "AA", "BB", etc. until they get to GG, which is now called the 102nd floor. However, there's only 97 floors in the whole tower, counting the glorified stair landings in the mast. 98 if you include a small walkway that's in the actual cone at the top.
General arrangement of mast.
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Originally Posted by Traynor
Above the 86th floor observation level and on only on the East side, there are slanted windows that look like an Air-Traffic control tower. Considering there are two major airports to the East of ESB, is that what it is?
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They're not widows. It's grating for ventilation. The 4 floors above the observation deck are pretty much open on the northern half of the building to allow for exhaust. I assume the addition in question was added when they installed air conditioning in the building in the 50's, or when they expanded the cooling plant to make way for more computers.
Floor "AA", the 87th floor in the building, right above the Observatory. It is typical of the floors above. This is before the installation of the addition in question, as well as God knows what else in the last 80 years.