Coinciding with the centenary of the birth of singer Frank Sinatra, the iconic Empire State of New York today is dyed blue to honor the artist. EFE
Not the first time the building is illuminated color of the eyes of the most popular singer of all times, also known as "Ol 'Blue Eyes", born on December 12, 1915 in the town of Hoboken, in the neighboring state New Jersey.
The May 15, 1998, after learning of the death of the artist, the Empire State and dressed blue Sinatra, called the "royal midnight blue", he told Efe the director of the Hoboken Historical Museum, Robert Foster.
The anniversary is also celebrated by a gala in his native Hoboken, where some Italian restaurants in town, as Leo's Grandevouz have prepared special menus with live musicians to remember the successes of its most famous neighbor.
Francis Albert Sinatra was the only son of two Italian immigrants to US by New Jersey and soon left school to pursue music after winning a contest in the local station.
His repertoire, with iconic songs of popular music, was the work of American composers like Jimmy Van Heusen, Cole Porter and George Gershwin, among others.
"New York, New York", "My Way" and "The Way You Look Tonight" are some of the topics stars.
Although the singer, who died aged 82, was always associated with New York for the lyrics of one of his most famous songs, she lived more than half his life in Los Angeles, where he also starred in a number of films.
The house where he was born "The Voice" on Monroe Street in Hoboken, there is nothing left. A fire destroyed decades of his birth home and sun is just one star-shaped plate where it is recalled that there lived his first 21 years the most famous resident of the town's history.