1933, six years before Rockefeller center's construction was completed.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will be lit this year (2011) on Wednesday November 30.
When: Wednesday, November 30 7pm-9pm.
Where: Rockefeller Plaza, between 49th-51st streets and 5th-6th avenues.
How to get there: Take the 6 train to 51st/Lexington or the B/D/F/V trains to 47-50 Streets/Rockefeller Center.
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There will be live and taped performances during the ceremony. The ceremony is broadcast on TV around the world, and tens of thousands of spectators are expected to join together for the lighting.
The tree will be put up at an earlier date. It will be lit on Nov. 30 and remain up until early January. With the exception of Christmas (when the tree is lit for 24 hours) and New Year's (when the lights go off at 9pm), the lights will be on from 5:30 am until 11:30pm daily.
Fun facts: crowning the tree will be a Swarovsky crystal star. Some 30,000 small lights adorn the tree on five miles of wire!
Rockefeller Center is one of the most well known locations in New York City. Among other things it houses NBC studios as well as an ice rink. When the center was first built, there were no workers who died during the original construction.
The Rockefeller Center was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and is partially known just for its vast size, consisting of 19 commercial buildings that span 22 acres of land. Part of what makes Rockefeller so special is that the buildings within the center are historic buildings that date back to the early to mid 1900s.
Macy's is located at Herald Square, at 34th Street and Broadway. Take the Uptown B or D trains (of the B-D-F-M, the orange line) from 34th Street-Herald Square (at 34th Street and Broadway) to 47th-50th Street-Rockefeller Center.
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Rockefeller Center is located in New York City, New York. More precisely it is located at the center of Midtown Manhattan and is a top tourist spot in the country.
In 2011, the 74-foot (23 m) tree was lit on November 30 and remains until January 6, 2012.
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The cast of Christmas in Rockefeller Center - 2001 includes: Marc Anthony as himself Kevin Bacon as himself Tony Bennett as himself Tom Cavanagh as himself Eddie Cibrian as himself Ann Curry as Herself - Host Kyoko Ina as Herself - Olympic Skater Kim Raver as herself Daniel Rodriguez as Himself - NYPD Officer Al Roker as Himself - Host Kelly Rowland as herself Jessica Simpson as herself Skipp Sudduth as himself Jason Wiles as himself
The Rockefeller Center was originally built as an opera house. Its function nowadays is as a tourist attraction and a business building for companies such as GE and Bank of America.
Yes, Radio City Music Hall is at Rockefeller Center. The Rockefeller Center complex runs from 48th Street to 51st Street, between 6th and 5th Avenues. Radio City Music Hall is at 50th Street and 6th Avenue.
Like the rest of Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall was funded and developed by John D. Rockefeller.
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The rink at Rockerfeller is 59 ft wide by 122 ft long.
The tree, generally a Norway Spruce, is sourced from tree farms in New England and eastern Canada. The 2010 tree comes from Mahopac, NY.