When Does the Novel "King Kong" (1932) Take Place?

"King Kong" is an adventure horror (kaiju) novel written by Delos W. Lovelace [adapting "King Kong" (1933) by James Creelman with Ruth Rose, Merian C. Cooper, and Edgar Wallace] that released December 27th, 1932. So when is "King Kong" set? 

It takes place in the year: 

~1930s AD 

We know this because the police commissioner says, ..."they ran the Empire State Building up a thousand feet and more." and Denham replies, "That's our best bet." so the ending is atop the Empire State Building, which was finished on April 11th, 1931 AD and opened on May 1st, 1931 AD. So it must be during or after April of 1931 AD. 

More specifically, just before the famous scene the conversation desperately turns to '"The army planes," Driscoll explained, "from Roosevelt Field. They might find a way to finish Kong off'... and the real-world Roosevelt Field ceased being an active New York City-area airport on May 31st, 1951 AD. So it must be before or during May of 1951 AD. 

Very early on while Denham is searching for an actress, the unnamed narrator tells he searches "Faces on street corners. Faces on park benches. Faces in bread lines. Faces in automobiles. Faces in street cars." and breadlines common during the Great Depression in America. Breadlines haven't been seen commonly in the United States of America since 1939 AD. So it is most likely before 1939 AD. 

Specifically, the very first sentence of the story includes the phrase ..."behind the lightly floating veil of snow, the Wanderer"... A "light fall of snow"... is even mentioned again soon. So it is most likely wintertime of whichever calendar year it is. 

There is also a version altered by Joe DeVito with Brad Strickland and published in 2005.