Billionaire oilman and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller was born on this day in 1839, and his grandson Nelson — who served as New York Governor, and as Vice President under Gerald Ford — was also born on this day in 1908.
John D., Jr. developed the property beginning in 1929. The Rockefeller family still maintains offices at 30 Rockefeller Center. The building is perfectly proportioned for natural light to reach every square foot of office space.
The below photo by Charles Clyde Ebbets, Lunchtime Atop a Skyscraper, is one of the best known photographs of the 1930s and was taken during construction of what was then known as the RCA Building.
And now, this gorgeous George and Ira Gershwin song by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
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