Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 9
3. Acknowledgments 11
4. 1. The Building 15
5. 2. The Skyscraper 30
6. 3. Zoning the City 50
7. 4. The Boom of the Twenties 67
8. 5. The Odd Couple 86
9. 6. The Firm 99
10. 7. The Site 111
11. 8. The Style 136
12. 9. The Design 153
13. 10. The Contractors 171
14. 11. The Mooring Mast 184
15. 12. Building the Building 198
16. 13. The Opening 227
17. 14. The Staff and Tenants 249
18. 15. The Bust of the Thirties 267
19. 16. The War 312
20. 17. Since the War 332
21. Epilogue: After 9/11 367
22. Bibliography 371
23. Index 379