Time to leave the Big Apple, but before we could leave, Heather wanted to meet the Evil Empire first-hand for her NYC early morning run, so off we went, passing first through Times Square and New York's Finest. Thank you to the men and women who keep that city safe.
No time to stop at the public library.
And suddenly, less than a mile from hotel, we had reached out destination.
The Empire.
"The Empire has a legion of loyal soldiers that are in endless supply."
Nope, not that one.
Nuh-uh. Not that one, either.
Puh-lease. Have you been reading this blog through the years?
No, I'm talking about the granddaddy of all the Empires.
The one and only Empire State Building herself.
The Empire State Building stands102 stories tall, one of the tallest skyscrapers in midtown Manhattan, on Fifth Avenue, between West 33rd and 34th Streets. How tall? About 1,250 feet, but if you factor in its antenna, you're talking 1,454 feet.
For decades, it was the tallest of buildings in the Big Apple until the World Trade Centers came along. Nowadays, it's still in the top 5 in the country.
Everyone, of course, knows it from this iconic 1933 flick:
Us Whovians, of course, know it from several serial episodes, going all the way back to the First Doctor, but perpahs most especially the Daleks in Manhattan with the 10th Doctor
Heather, fitness beast that she is, pondered doing a stair workout inside the building on this fine morning.
I talked her out of it.
So off we went, headed back to the hotel
Heather was reaching her Dad-Cam Saturation Level
The question on everyone;s mind: would Heather find time to shop in the World's Largest Store? Would my wallet allow it?
Alas, there would be no Miracle on 34th Street this morning.
And with that, Heather suddenly started running faster.
Wrapping NYC up with one final quote, also from a 1933 flick, 42nd Street.
Heath, this one's for you:
"You listen to me, and you listen hard.....You've got to go on, and you've got to give and give and give. They've got to like you. Got to. Do you understand? You can't fall down. You can't because your future's in it, my future and everything all of us have is staked on you. All right, now I'm through, but you keep your feet on the ground and your head on those shoulders of yours and go out, and (Heather), you're going out a youngster but you've got to come back a star!"
And If I can make it there
You know, I'm gonna make it just about anywhere
Come on come true
New York, New York, New York
- Frank Sinatra - New York, New York
Bye-bye Big Apple!
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