Rockefeller Center
New York Party Shuttle takes you on a walking tour of the Rockefeller Center . It is a stretch that goes from West 48 th to West 51 st between 5 th and 6 th Avenues. Here are the sites and a bit of a history on them:
Rockefeller Center was originally built to shelter a new Metropolitan Opera House. That project fell through. This was at a time when the economy was in its low and John D Rockefeller Jr. needed to boost that economy.
Theatre goers were accommodated by an art deco style 5,874 seat theatre called Radio City Music Hall which opened on December 27, 1932. It was an entertainment center that was affordable to the general public. The luxurious building stunned theatre-goes during the depression. It has great interior decorating with a ceiling of 60 feet high and drapes extending from the ceiling to the floor, ornate mirrors and breath-taking chandeliers.
In the 1940s, 14 magnificent buildings were built surround the RCA as well as public areas that holds a skating rink in the winter and an outdoor café in the summer. By 1973 the number of buildings rose to 21.
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