A 1929 colorized video of construction workers on the Chrysler building in New York.

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Vala Afshar
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A 1929 colorized video of construction workers on the Chrysler building in New York.

At 1,046 feet it is the tallest brick building in the world with a steel framework, and was world's tallest building for 11 months after its completion in 1930.

[MustLoveBeagles]

1. I could never do something like that

I'm terrified of heights.

[customerserviceguy]

2. Yeah

I get shivers just looking at that photo.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. I have respect for those that can do that kind of work

[customerserviceguy]

7. My feeling

is awe!

[Duppers]

18. Same here.

Watching this made my palms sweat! Seriously.

No one would ever guess I've skydrive (not a tandem jump but solo) but I was most confident the chute would open. However, it's strange that I'd be 1000x more nervous that an accident could happen at that height on a bldg...unless I were chained to the structure in some way.

Once worked in the office of a construction company that had to use explosives & the expert on the job was a native Cherokee who told me his cousins worked in skyscrape construction. Lack of fear can be genetic it seems.

[dem4decades]

3. Black and white or colorized, them guys were crazy.

[MustLoveBeagles]

6. They were probably desperate for work

[Hoyt]

4. I'd be more likely to try to disable a bomb blindfolded than do that work.

[captain queeg]

8. If you were walking around on those beams and they were one foot off the ground you'd never

Think twice. But when it’s a thousand feet down it’s a whole different story. For myself, when I worked on tall concrete structures I got pretty used to it. But getting high on some steel framework that sways in the wind or when a truck comes by...never got used to that. But I suppose if I did it every day I’d get used to it. I think of some jobs I had when I was younger that I got used to after awhile and it was just a job.

[Chicago1980]

9. So cool!

And all pre OSHA.

[Sneederbunk]

10. Why is there a felt need to colorize?

[Duppers]

14. Not a purist here

I think delicately colorized film appears more realistic.

[Skittles]

11. *shudder*

I am not afraid of heights but.....that wind

[Blue Owl]

12. One of the coolest buildings ever

[demosincebirth]

13. I wonder how many workers died building it.

[James48]

17. Amazingly, it set a record.

There were over 3,000 workers who built the Chrysler Building, and ZERO recorded deaths. The nearby Empire State Building recorded the deaths of five workers in its construction.

These people were both incredibly talented, and incredibly lucky- that Nobody died.

[demosincebirth]

20. I believe you have the facts, but its hard to believe. Building the

Golden Gate Bridge 9 workers died ... they had nets underneath the span.

[AZ8theist]

15. RIDICULOUS THE LACK OF SAFETY REQUIREMENTS....

Repukes today would say "Those were the days" before regulation....

BULLSHIT.

[Duppers]

19. Good point!

[demosincebirth]

21. Safety cost money. That's the bottom line.

[Hamlette]

16. zero deaths, as compared to 60 who died building the World Trade Center.