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Stachemaster86 t1_ist8d2f wrote

Reply to comment by yamaha2000us in TIL the Empire State Building opened during the Depression, and took 20 years to become profitable. by licking-windows

I read that years ago and it’s amazing how now it’s an icon but back then, tenants were hard to come by.

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zachzsg t1_isu5beq wrote

People were too busy trying to not die and whatnot to give a shit about some tall piece of metal

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Stachemaster86 t1_isu62cr wrote

Agreed. I should have probably said how it wasn’t viewed as an icon then but amazing it has now become one. Same thing for the Statue of Liberty. Wasn’t the most popular thing when gifted.

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SkyeMreddit t1_isu9ola wrote

Same with the Eiffel Tower. It was promised that it would be removed after 20 years like most temporary World’s Fair attractions and even after 20 years many did want to remove it but others fell in love with it.

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PM_Me_British_Stuff t1_isxty33 wrote

What would be the most iconic landmark of Paris had the Eiffel Tower not been built? The Notre Dame? Arc de Triomphe?

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SkyeMreddit t1_isygs1b wrote

Also Louvre Palace/Museum and Sacre Coeur. Arc de Triomphe is probably the most well known.

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