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. | |||
| 1976/07/08 | Simon and Schuster | Headquarters | Simon and Schuster makes preparations to consolidate its staff of 700 in the Uniroyal Building at 1230 Avenue of the Americas. The Rockefeller Center tower will be rename the Simon and Schuster Building. | |||
| 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 | Exemplar |
| 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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