Top of the Rock Binoculars - 2308
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Team Smokey
N 40° 45.534 W 073° 58.741
18T E 586179 N 4512494
Coin-Op Binoculars located at the Top of the Rock
Waymark Code: WM3Q0C
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2008
Views: 28
This is a pair of coin-op binoculars (# 2308 printed on the face) located at the Top of the Rock. The Top of the Rock is the tour you take to get to the top of the GE Building in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.
The GE Building is an Art Deco style building located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, NY. The building is 850' tall housing 69 floors including the observation decks. It is the 9th tallest building in New York City. The lead architect was Raymond Hood and construction was completed in 1933.
The New York facilities of NBC Studios calls this building home. The most popular studio in the building has to be Studio 8H where Saturday Night Live is broadcast. Other noted shows that have been filmed here include 'The Tonight Show', 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show', 'The Today Show', 'Late Night with David Letterman', 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien', 'Jeopardy', and more! It is also where the show '30 Rock' gets its name as the address of the building is 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
This building is definitely one that you shouldn't miss if you're visiting New York City.
Cost to Operate: 50 cents
Primary Vista: Mid-town Manhattan looking North
Number of devices at the site: 16
Other Vistas at the location:
Central Park's Great Lawn
George Washington Bridge
Triborough Bridge
Bloomburg Tower
Trump Tower
Hearst Tower
Sony Building
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