Have you ever heard of William Van Allen? Probably not. He was the architect behind the Chrysler Building. Prior to that project, he was partners with another architect named H. Craig Severance, but the two had a falling out. Later on, Severance was hired to create the Bank of America Building, now known as the Trump Building. You probably recognize it by sight but don't know it by name. Whilst this was going on, Walter Chrysler hired Van Allen to create his building, and the two started construction concurrently. At the time, it was the big news as to who would create the world's tallest building first. Each week newspapers were stating how many stories were added, and the other side would read it and add more to their building. It got so bad that to fool Severance, Van Allen had that famous spire of the Chrysler Building constructed inside the skyscraper itself and then hoisted up after the Bank of America Building was officially completed. There's no fucking way this would be legal now.

This story had drama, passion, and everything a news organization wants, but my favorite part about it is after all that effort and fighting, it was a moot point because less than a year later the Empire State Building was made. How's that, you little shits. Fuck Chrysler, fuck Bank of America, the Empire State is here to kick all your asses.

(Actually the worst part of this story is Chrysler never paid Van Allen. Part of the reason why Van Allen and Severance stopped collaborating together is Van Allen had no business acumen, and thus only assumed Chrysler would give him his due without actually writing up a contract.)