1959 ~ Time & Life Building, New York, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member garmin_geek
N 40° 45.603 W 073° 58.849
18T E 586025 N 4512620
The Time & Life Building, located at 1271 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) in Rockefeller Center in New York opened in 1959.
Waymark Code: WMDEHF
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Sieni
Views: 10

The building was the first of four buildings in Rockefeller Center located on the west side of Sixth Avenue. All were designed by Harrison & Abramowitz & Harris. Harris served as the project manager for the Time & Life Building and was responsible for the overall planning. The job captain was Joseph Asseum and Tadeusz Leski was the project designer. Tad Leski was the chief designer under many Harrison projects.

The Time-Life Building was the first expansion of Rockefeller Center west of the Avenue of the Americas.
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Year of construction: 1959

Full inscription:
"Time & Life Building 1959"


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