Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st streets in New York City. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue.
Construction of the 14 original buildings (which included Radio City Music Hall) in the Art Deco style began on May 17, 1930 and was completed on November 1, 1939. There was an addition of newer buildings added west of Avenue of the Americas in the 1960's and 70's that include hedquarters for Time-Life, McGraw-Hill and Fox News Channel.
At the heart of Rockefeller Center at 30 Rockefeller Plaza also reffered to as '30 Rock', is the 70-floor, GE Building (formerly known as the RCA Building). The famous Rainbow Room club restaurant is located on the 65th floor. The skyscraper is the headquarters of NBC and houses most of the network's New York studios, including the former home of Late Night with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the home of Saturday Night Live plus the NBC News studios. The observation deck, known as the 'Top of the Rock' on the 70th floor, with wide viewing areas, allows visitors a unique 360-degree panoramic view of New York City.
At the front of 30 Rock, at the very center of the complex, is the Lower Plaza, which features the statue of Prometheus and the ice-skating rink with the Channel Gardens and Promenade that stretches out to Fifth Avenue. There is also an underground Concourse with a series of interconnected pedestrian passageways that stretch from 47th Street to 51st Street, and from 5th Avenue to 7th Avenue and offers many shopping and eating establishments.
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