A Very Rare Photo…Future Home Of CBS Blackrock & MORE

Thanks to Rick Scheckman, here’s a photo from around 1956 that yielded more than we thought. This was probably taken out of a window of the RCA building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and here’s what we see.

Starting at the very bottom and working our way up, we see the rooftop and air conditioning system at Radio City Music Hall. Just above that is West 52nd Street and on the left is 6th Avenue. The parking lot we see is between 51st and 52nd and is now where the headquarters building for CBS sits.

In the aqua oval are two New York landmarks…one the left is a small building that was torn down and replaced by a larger one that is now home to The Paley Center For Media. Just to the right of it, with the awning, is the famous restaurant and bar, “21”. Is that Jackie Gleason headed there in that cab?

At the top of the picture in the yellow circle, we see the home of ‘The Perry Como Show’…The Ziegfeld Theater at the corner of 6th Avenue and West 54th Street. This is one of only a few photos of The Ziegfeld, and the only one like this anywhere. A lot of famous people have walked around this area, and still do! Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

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