December 27 1932 Radio City Music Hall Opens
December 27th 2011 00:01
On December 27th 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, thousands turned out for the opening of Radio City Music Hall, a magnificent Art Deco theatre in New York City. Radio City Music Hall was designed as a palace for the people, a place of beauty where ordinary people could see high-quality entertainment. Since its 1932 opening, more than 300 million people have gone to Radio City to enjoy movies, stage shows, concerts, and special events.
Radio City Music Hall was the brainchild of the billionaire John D. Rockefeller Jr, who decided to make the theatre the cornerstone of the Rockefeller Complex he was building in a formerly derelict neighbourhood in midtown Manhattan. The theater was built in partnership with the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and designed by Donald Deskey.
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Radio City Music Hall was the brainchild of the billionaire John D. Rockefeller Jr, who decided to make the theatre the cornerstone of the Rockefeller Complex he was building in a formerly derelict neighbourhood in midtown Manhattan. The theater was built in partnership with the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and designed by Donald Deskey.
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