

On January 8, 1978, Lieutenant Governor Mary Anne Krupsak proclaimed her commitment to preserve the building, and also announced the creation of a “rescue committee” of business, government, labor, and cultural group representatives that would join forces to save the hall. In response to this announcement, efforts were launched to protect the building. 5 Reportedly there were plans to transform the building into office space. Marshall, announced that the hall would close in 1978 because of a $2.3 million deficit in 1977. The president of Rockefeller Center at this time, Alton G. 4īy the late 1970s, because the venue was not financially successful, Radio City Music Hall came under risk of demolition. 3 The Hall opened on December 27, 1932, with a lavish variety show and continued to feature films and stage productions until 1979. At this point plans were made to convert the theater into office space, but a combination of preservation and commercial interests resulted in the protection of Radio City Music Hall and in 1980, after a renovation, it reopened to the public. As one of the principal achievements of the Art Deco style and as one of the finest theater designs in the country, the interior of Radio City Music Hall is of unique importance to the history of American architecture. These interiors are considered some of the most impressive in the history of modern theater design, with no equal in America in terms of scale or variety of architectural, artistic, and decorative elements. 2 The public areas of the music hall feature murals, sculpture, and other work by prominent artists of the time.

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