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Radio City Music Hall

Radio City Music Hall
"The Showplace of the Nation"
Radio City Music Hall in 2021
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Location1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue)
Manhattan, New York
Coordinates40°45′35″N 73°58′45″W / 40.75972°N 73.97917°W / 40.75972; -73.97917
OwnerTishman Speyer Properties[1]
OperatorMadison Square Garden Entertainment
TypeConcert hall, entertainment venue
Seating typeRaked
Capacity5,960
OpenedDecember 27, 1932; 93 years ago (1932-12-27)
Radio City Music Hall
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Area2 acres (0.8 ha)
ArchitectEdward Durell Stone
Donald Deskey
Architectural styleArt Deco
Part ofRockefeller Center (ID87002591[2])
NRHP reference No.78001880[3]
NYSRHP No.06101.000460
NYCL No.0995 (interior)
1446 (exterior)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1978
Designated NHLDCPDecember 23, 1987
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980 (individual designation of Radio City Music Hall)
December 23, 1987 (joint designation as part of Rockefeller Center)[4]
Designated NYCLMarch 28, 1978 (interior)[5]
April 23, 1985 (exterior)[6]

Radio City Music Hall (also known as Radio City)[7] is an entertainment venue and theater at 1260 Avenue of the Americas. It is in the Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It is nicknamed "The Showplace of the Nation". It is the headquarters for the Rockettes. Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style.

References

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  1. "Rockefeller Center". Tishman Speyer Properties. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  4. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  5. Landmarks Preservation Commission 1978.
  6. Adams 1985.
  7. Fuchs, Andreas (2004). Cinema Treasures A New Look at Classic Movie Theaters. MBI. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-7603-1492-0.