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--photo: Carol M. Highsmith-
John D. Rockefeller Jr. (an honorary member of the AIA) developed Rockefeller Center between 1929 and 1940. The principal architect for the project was Raymond Hood. The buildings in the complex are Art Deco in style, some of which have made the list of 150 independently. Many people consider Rockefeller Center one of the 20th century’s most successful urban complexes.
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Comments (4)
The whole complex is magnificent and very accessible to tourists. In 1942 as a boy of seven I looked down from its great observation deck to see the Normandie lying on her side at her berth after being gutted by a fire which may have been started by German saboteurs, an awesome sight indeed.
Americans owe a great debt to the Rockefeller family for this and so many other gifts to our country over the last century.
Posted by Ronald G. Havelock | February 13, 2007 5:48 PM
Posted on February 13, 2007 17:48
How is this building so low?
Posted by Chris | March 15, 2007 12:23 PM
Posted on March 15, 2007 12:23
Why is it so low? Well, have you SEEN that Apple shop? It's better than Rockefeller Center.
Posted by Craig Johnson | March 16, 2007 2:27 PM
Posted on March 16, 2007 14:27
my father had an office in Rock Center in the 50s and I thought it was so cool that after work he could unwind and see The Rockettes "do their thing".
Posted by Ed Roehm AIA | March 17, 2007 5:31 PM
Posted on March 17, 2007 17:31