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EmpireStateBuilding OP t1_jd4svlk wrote

Reply to comment by collegedropoutclub in I am Siobhan MacShane. I've been a Observatory Host at the Empire State Building since 2004. AMA. by EmpireStateBuilding

It was great. New York City's greatest asset is it's people. Last year we welcomed approximately 2.2 million people to the Observatory and especially during the most recent Holiday period, you could feel the energy and excitement throughout the building.

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EmpireStateBuilding OP t1_jd4sc7l wrote

Reply to comment by Solid_Scallion6097 in I am Siobhan MacShane. I've been a Observatory Host at the Empire State Building since 2004. AMA. by EmpireStateBuilding

My uncle who was retired NYPD who was working on ESB's security team at the time, got me the job. I started as a college student who needed a job. I was studying history, with a focus on NYC history. It all fell into place for me.

I loved being around so many people and hearing through so many languages their love for NYC and the reasons that brough them to the Empire State Building. Ther sense of family within our staff made it an easy choice to stay around.

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canadave_nyc t1_jd4s1vo wrote

Reply to comment by apreche in I am Siobhan MacShane. I've been a Observatory Host at the Empire State Building since 2004. AMA. by EmpireStateBuilding

If I may jump in here as a former NYC resident: I've always recommended that anyone who wants to visit the ESB try to time your visit to just BEFORE sunset, while it's still light enough to see things in at least some kind of light. Then stick around if you can for a little while longer and get to see the "glittering city lights" at night.

Lots of people say to just come after sunset, but then you don't get to see the actual city around.

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EmpireStateBuilding OP t1_jd4r2t3 wrote

Reply to comment by ehhhwow in I am Siobhan MacShane. I've been a Observatory Host at the Empire State Building since 2004. AMA. by EmpireStateBuilding

It's the fact that there is still so much to learn about the Building after being here for 18 years that ewime. Even though I've been here for 18 years, there are folks on staff who have been here for over 40 years, so they certainly have things to teach me as well. I'd love to learn more from our Chief Engineer.

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EmpireStateBuilding OP t1_jd4qkbv wrote

Reply to comment by uburoy in I am Siobhan MacShane. I've been a Observatory Host at the Empire State Building since 2004. AMA. by EmpireStateBuilding

I think the best way to explain it, is the time period. It was the heart of the Depression. As I understand it, we had approximately 3400 workers working 7 days a week and doing 13-hour days. I give lot of credit to the Starrett brothers who served as general contractors for the project and planned meticulously to move the process along as fast as possible.

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EmpireStateBuilding OP t1_jd4pp48 wrote

Reply to comment by PeanutSalsa in I am Siobhan MacShane. I've been a Observatory Host at the Empire State Building since 2004. AMA. by EmpireStateBuilding

We greet and guide guests throughout the Empire State Building Observatory which includes our museum, loading & operating elevators, maintaining guest flow on the 86th/102nd floors, answering questions on the 102nd floor, engaging in VIP tours, assisting our PR/Marketing team with celebrity visits, and a host ;) of other duties.

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EmpireStateBuilding OP t1_jd4oucs wrote

Reply to comment by Frankyagain in I am Siobhan MacShane. I've been a Observatory Host at the Empire State Building since 2004. AMA. by EmpireStateBuilding

We were the tallest building in the world for 42 years, we were the first building in the world to have over 100 floors, we've been in over 600 pieces of media, beginning with King Kong in 1933. We could another 100 reasons why, but I may be slightly biased.

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