Definition: a worker who builds or maintains tall buildings, working at great heights
In Empire, there was a discussion about the first attempt to moor a zeppelin to the top of the Empire State Building.
On the 150th floor balcony, three men from the crew waited to grab a rope trailed by the aircraft. A steeplejack was poised with a sharp knife to sever the line if it got tangled.
Apparently, no one knew who actually owned The Empire State Building for a period of years, back in the 90s. A Japanese billionaire had bought it at a cheap price, because it was saddled with a really crappy 114-year lease. But he had actually directed his daughter to buy it (he had never even been…
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