Rockefeller Center Part 1

Sa “Last time you taught me about the Eglin Botanical Garden that stood where Rockefeller Center is now.”

Mo “I sure did.”

Sa “This time I will tell you about the building and history of Rockefeller Center.”

Mo “Cool, I am ready to do some learning.”

Sa “Really?”

Mo “Yes, I agreed last time that I would be ready to listen. Go on tell me about tell me about the center.”

Sa “Alright, you mentioned that Colombia University owned the land and the garden had fallen into disrepair. This in turn made the land virtually worthless.”

Mo “Land in the city was worthless?”

Sa “Yes this was a different time. It wasn’t until the 1920’s that a plan to build a new opera house on the land and a human named John D. Rockefeller Jr. stepped in to make a deal with Columbia to let them build the opera house at the center of the new complex.”

Mo “But there is no opera house in that area. Or is there?”

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Sa “No. Humans had what they call the Great Depression.”

Mo “Oh, I know what happened something about a stock market crash stopped the humans from buying treats.”

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Sa “Umm, something like that. The 1929 stock market crash did have many problems for the people. Due to this the hope of an opera house was no longer possible. Rockefeller was now stuck with a long-term lease on this plot of land. He knew he had to build something on it.”

Mo “Really? He did it all by himself?”

Sa “Kind of in the sense that he paid for the construction. This was the largest private building project ever undertaken in modern times. In addition, this project employed a great deal of humans in a really hard time."

Mo “When did the construction start and when was it finished.”

Sa “ Good question. It began on May 17, 1930 and the original 14 buildings built in an Art Deco style was completed and opened in 1939.”

Mo “Wow that is pretty fast.”

Sa “True. Next time I will tell you about some of the buildings, statues and the ice rink that is in and around the Rockefeller Center.”

Mo “Another to be continued. This is a really long subject”

Sa “Yes, but our human parents think this subject is worth the extra pages.”

Mo “Cool as long as I get treats I will be back here next time.”

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