Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ROCKEFELLER CENTER
THE GE BUILDING
30 Rockefeller Plaza between W 49th and W 50th sts. Subway B, D, F, M to 47-50th St/Rockefeller
Center. NBC studio tours 212 664 3700,
www.nbcstudiotour.com
.
NBC tapings 212 664 3056.
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Perhaps the apogee of Art Deco styling, the
GE Building
(or
30 Rock
) rises 850ft, its sym-
metrical monumental lines matching the scale of Manhattan itself. In the GE lobby, José
Maria Sert's murals,
American Progress
and
Time
, are in tune with the 1930s Art Deco am-
bience - though paintings by Diego Rivera were scrapped after the artist refused to remove
an image glorifying Lenin. Among the building's many offices are the
NBC Studios
, which
produce the long-running comedy hit
Saturday Night Live
and
The Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon
. Studio tours and tapings of select shows (limited availability) should satisfy
most curiosity seekers.
