May 1 is the anniversary of construction of the Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Quebec City in 1688, the Home Insurance building in Chicago in 1884 and the Empire State Building in New York.
Today is May 1 and on this date in construction history:
In 1688, the first stone was laid for Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Place Royal, Que. It is Canada’s oldest surviving church.
In 1884, construction began on the first skyscraper, a 10-storey structure in Chicago built by the Home Insurance Co. of New York.
In 1931, the $40 million Empire State Building was completed in New York. It held the title of the world’s tallest building for two decades.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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