The Great Depression The 1930s
Betty Boop started out in the early 1930's as a dog character, primarily as the love interest of a dog character named Bimbo, in the Talkartoons series produced by Dave & Max Fleischer. She was featured in several cartoons as this dog character through 1930. Learn more about Betty Boop.
Construction of the Empire State Building began in March of 1930 on the site of the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at 350 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. It was completed 14 months later in May, 1931. Learn more about the Empire.
The 1930's The Golden Age of Radio
