The Rockefeller Center
Have you ever heard of the Rockefeller Center? Manhattan’s sky high building is a historic place that people like to visit year-round.
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This amazing building was funded by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Rockefeller married in 1901 to a woman named Abby Greene Aldrich. They had six children, 1 daughter, Abby, and 5 sons. Their names were John D. III, Nelson A., Laurence S., Winthrop, and David.
The location where the Rockefeller Center now stands was going to be a new Metropolitan Opera.
John D Rockefeller Jr's nine story mansion was a short way away but he was no opera fan. But the idea of constructing a modern urban complex was quite engaging to him.
Rockefeller’s full name is John Davidson Rockefeller Jr. He was born on January 29, 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio. He died on May 11, 1960 in Tucson, Arizona. http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/us/rockefeller-center.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/506248/John-D-Rockefeller-Jr http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/506248/John-D-Rockefeller-Jr http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/rockefellers-center/ http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/28/realestate/streetscapes-rockefeller-center-prometheus-rises-for-now-from-rink-to-street.html Building the Rockefeller Center
Nobody has ever built anything like the Rockefeller Center in just 35 years. The Rockefeller Center is located in Manhattan, New York. This amazingly tall building's building type is of skyscraper complex and commercial office towers. There were 14 buildings that were completed between the years of 1931 and 1939.
The American architect behind this design was Benja...
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...all and 35 feet wide to be the annual Rockefeller tree. Most of the trees are 50+ years old. They are all donated by families, some trees, just around the corner from a family’s house. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rockefeller-center-christmas-tree/ Entertainment
The five western buildings at the Rockefeller Center are the broadcasting and entertainment section. They are still known as Radio City. The most famous area in the Rockefeller area is the GE Building. This building is where "Saturday Night Live," "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," and the "Today" show are taped. http://www.cityguideny.com/article/New-York-City-NeighborhoodsTimes-Square-Theatre-District-Rockefeller-Center20110418 http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/us/rockefeller-center.html
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of “the dizzying hustle of Eighth Avenue” or the Empire State Building (4). We can
The Gilded Age sparked an era of greateconomic changes for the United States and its citizens, from strikes by workers to panics and trusts by the United States wealthiest innovators of the time. The Gilded age will always be remembered for its great innovations that has shaped America to what it is in the present.
Out of the theatre district there are five different theatres. The Bank of America Theatre, originally titled the Majestic Theatre, first opened in 1906. It was Chicago’s first million-dollar-plus venue and the tallest building in the city at this time. It was doing well and was very successful, but then tragedy hit, and, due to the Great Depression, it was shut down for a total of fifteen years. It wasn’t reopened until 1945, after going through remodeling. In of April 2010, the Broadway Playhouse at the Water Tower ...
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To begin the look at Rockefeller’s life, let’s look back to his birth. John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8th, 1839 to Eliza and William Avery Rockefeller in Richmond, New York and was the eldest of his other 4 siblings; Lucy, William Jr., Mary and Franklin. John’s parents could easi...
John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839 in Rickford, New York. He grew up in a very poor family. His father was William Avery Rockefeller. He claimed to be a doctor, who for $25 would cure various diseases. His mother was Eliza Davison Rockefeller. She was the role model who taught Rockefeller his values and morals (Poole). John Rockefeller was the second child. Altogether he had five brothers and sisters (Outman 139). As a child he was very business smart. At the young age of 12 he loaned $50 to a famer. He charged a 7% interest. When he was older he said this about the business deal, “The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let money be my servant and not make myself a slave to money” (Poole).
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Location: same area with the Yale Repertory theatre. The distance between them is only 0.2 mile.
John D. Rockefeller, born on July 8, 1839, has had a huge impact on the course of American history, his reputation spans from being a ruthless businessperson to a thoughtful philanthropist (Tarbell 41). He came from a family with not much and lived the American dream, rising to success through his own wit and cunning, riding on the backs of none. His legacy is huge, amassing the greatest private wealth of any American in history. Rockefeller’s influence on our country has been both a positive and a negative one, he donated huge sums of money to various public institutions and revolutionized the petroleum industry. Along with all the positives to the country, Rockefeller also had many negative affects as well, including, by gaining his riches by means of a monopoly, often using illegal methods, by giving others a reason to frown upon capitalism, and by hurting smaller businesses.
New Jersey performing arts center is also known as 'the center of it all'. It is one of the largest performing
Morgan, Rockefeller and Carnegie were all robber barons. They all showed that they were robber barons because they were all cruel and ruthless. John d. Rockefeller was a cruel and inhuman person to his worker. He treated his workers like slaves, low pay, long working hours and he disliked union activity from anyone. Andrew Carnegie another ruthless person that would stop at nothing to win. He would compete against others and fiercely try to squash the opponents. He was a very possessive and control person.Morgan mount govern one of the less cruel and ruthless of the two powerful businessmen. Morgan criticized for creating monopolies by making it difficult for any business to compete against his own. These three business man all have done bad
I had a chance to visit this building and as I stood under the edge of the building looking upward I was amazed by the beauty and precision, and stunned by the size and splendor. Inside I could not get past the entrance and a guard told me I wasn’t allowed to take pictures. The interior with its light colored marble walls and double height ceiling is breathtaking, I stood there and I felt a tremble run through my body. I can honestly say this is one of my favorite buildings in New York.
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The tree is always real, and is usually six to seven feet tall. Most of the ornaments have been collected over the years and are very old. They have become real family treasures. We all have a favorite one that we each put on the tree.