- Section of 5th Ave. between buildings 610 and 620
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40.758308, -73.977626 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)
- Plaque at the beginning of the promenade
- Last line
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Tiffany & Co.
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Historical background
Rockefeller Center is a complex of buildings in New York City located in Midtown Manhattan between the 48th and 51st Streets and between the Sixth and Fifth Avenues. In 1928 John Rockefeller Jr. leased a huge plot of land from Columbia University. Building of the complex started in 1930 and went on for nine years. The project cost was estimated at quarter of a billion dollars in 1930 prices. Since 1987 the Center has the status of a National Historic Landmark. The complex represents a set of high rise Art Deco buildings. The centerpiece of the complex is a 70-floor 266-meter-tall skyscraper. In 1989 the entire complex was sold by the Rockefeller family to the business unit of Japanese automotive corporation Mitsubishi. In 2000 the complex was sold for 1.85 billion dollars to a group of US investors led by Jerry Speyer, a close friend of David Rockefeller. Rockefeller Center may be visited as a museum, throughout the time of its existence many details (bass-reliefs, sculptures, frescoes) were added by famous sculptors and artists, and now adorn its buildings. During New Year and Christmas holidays it is possible to skate on a rink by Rockefeller Center and see one of the country’s main Christmas trees, an unforgettable fairy-tale sight!
Present in routes of categories Lion, Atlas, Griffin
Passed by: 57/60 (95%).
By categories:
- Atlas: 14/15 (93%)
- Griffin: 8/9 (89%)
- Lion: 35/36 (97%)