Constructed in a race to build the world's tallest building, the Empire State Building was initially meant to serve what purpose?

Imagine seeing blimps docked on the mast of the Empire State Building. That was the original intent when, in 1931, it first docked a small Navy airship...for all of three minutes. The crazy winds at that height led to the architects foregoing the docking station altogether.

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