Rockefeller Center
- Address: 45 Rockefeller Plaza
- Vicinity: Bounded by 5th Ave, W 48th St, 7th Ave, and W 51st St
- Neighborhood of Midtown Center in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| Reinhard and Hofmeister | Architect | |||||
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| 1937/00/00 | Lee Oscar Lawrie | Sculptor | Sculpted by Lee Oscar Lawrie with help from Rene Paul Chambellan, "Atlas" is installed in the International Building courtyard at Rockefeller Center, 630 Fifth Avenue. | Atlas (Lawrie) | ||
| 1969/00/00 | Edward House Auchincloss | Work | Richard Lawrence Jr and Edward House Auchincloss establish, Auchincloss and Lawrence an investment management firm headquartered in Rockefeller Center. Auchincloss and Lawrence had a successful history of operating for more than 30 years. | |||
| 2008/04/15 | After hearing of an upcoming April 15 auction of Mrs Astor's Diamond Stomacher at Christie's, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, the Louvre and the Friends of the Louvre prompt a private sale to the Louvre negotiated by Francois Curiel, President of Christie's Europe. | Empress Eugenie's Bow Brooch by Francois Kramer |
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| Particulars for Rockefeller Center: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Sport | Ice Skating |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Owner | Private |
| Category for Historic Use | Recreation and Culture |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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| A Kiss Before Dying (book) | Novel | Ira Levin | Then suppose we meet, say, in front of the statue at Rockefeller Center, the one of Atlas holding up the world. (International Building courtyard, 630 Fifth Ave) | |
| Angel Of The Bridge (Short Story) | Short Story | John Cheever | You MAY have seen my mother waltzing on ice skates in Rockefeller Center. She's seventy-eight years old now but very wiry, and she wears a red velvet costume with a short skirt. | |
| Gentleman's Agreement | Film | Elia Kazan | "Gentleman's Agreement" is set at Rockefeller Center | |
| Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center (book) | History Book | Daniel Okrent | ||
| On the Town | Film | Stanley Donen | "On the Town" is set and was filmed at Rockefeller Center | |
| The Catcher in the Rye (book) | Book | J D Salinger | Setting |
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