{"id":3714,"date":"2016-12-25T22:05:34","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T03:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drivingfordeco.com\/staging\/3617\/?p=3714"},"modified":"2016-12-25T22:05:34","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T03:05:34","slug":"art-deco-r-k-o-roxy-center-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingfordeco.com\/staging\/3617\/art-deco-r-k-o-roxy-center-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanished New York City Art Deco: The R-K-O Roxy \/ Center Theatre. Part 1 Construction."},"content":{"rendered":"

December 29th marks the 84th anniversary of the R-K-O Roxy Theatre’s opening. To honor the anniversary, Driving For Deco will feature\u00a0four articles focusing on this magnificent Art Deco Theatre.<\/h4>\n

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The R-K-O\u00a0Roxy Theatre, 6th Avenue & 49th Street. Photo taken shortly before opening in 1932.<\/p><\/div>\n

Rockefeller Center stands in the middle of Manhattan as a monument to early 1930’s moderne architecture and design. Anyone with even a passing interest in the Art Deco style is familiar with the Radio City Music Hall. Few are aware that the Music Hall had a sister theatre, the R-K-O Roxy \/ Center Theatre. Located at 6th Avenue and 49th street it is\u00a0often confused with the original Roxy Theatre<\/a><\/span> (1927-1960) or just forgotten. The two Roxys couldn’t have been more different stylistically. The original Roxy, very large and very ornate, epitomized the classic movie palace. Nicknamed the “Cathedral of the Motion Picture”, with a Spanish inspired interior and nearly 6,000 seats it was the largest theatre in the world in 1927.<\/h4>\n

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