The Empire State
The shot was taken from the Empire State Building in New York City
The Empire State Building derives its name from a nickname for New York state. While the precise origin of the nickname “Empire State” is unknown, one of its oldest documented sources is a letter written by George Washington in 1785 in which he expresses admiration for New York’s strength during the American Revolution and deems the state “the Seat of the Empire.”
The Empire State
The shot was taken from the Empire State Building in New York City
The Empire State Building derives its name from a nickname for New York state. While the precise origin of the nickname “Empire State” is unknown, one of its oldest documented sources is a letter written by George Washington in 1785 in which he expresses admiration for New York’s strength during the American Revolution and deems the state “the Seat of the Empire.”