nyc: All of the most impressive buildings in NYC were finished in the early 1930's (The GE Building, Chrysler, Empire State, Rockefeller..) Was this just funded by roaring 20's $ that were still available after the crash? Ive been confused about this for a while.|||The buildings were planned in the 1920s. Many were started and pride prevented them from stopping before they were completed. So many were white elephants for years. For example the Empire State building had many empty floors in its early days.|||I thought so many buildings were completed during the great depression because of the WPA (Work Progress Administration). Construction was a popular job opening that lots of people took, so to employ all those people, a lot of jobs were needed, therefore, a lot of buildings were erected. Report Abuse