A tower for radio
30 Rockefeller Plaza opened in 1933 as the RCA Building, named after its main tenant, the Radio Corporation of America. NBC’s studios were placed in the windowless centre of the building.
A deck like an ocean liner
The original deck, 190 feet long, was decorated in the style of an ocean liner. Eight express elevators were installed to carry visitors to the top floors.
The return of the view
After closing in 1986, the deck reopened in 2005 as Top of the Rock, with an observatory on three levels from the 67th to the 70th floor.



