Talk:10 Rockefeller Plaza

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Latest comment: 1 year ago4 comments2 people in discussion

@Kencf0618 Unfortunately, I had to revert your entire addition to this page because it was completely incorrect.

CIC doesn't own 10 Rockefeller Plaza. Tishman Speyer does, along with the Crown family, and has owned virtually the entire Rockefeller Center complex since 2000.
The source you added is actually about 1 New York Plaza, which is in Lower Manhattan, several miles away.
You cannot even see the building in this image. 10 Rockefeller Plaza is 16 stories tall, whereas Top of the Rock is on the 70th story. From that vantage point, you would not be able to see a 16-story building that's less than 200 feet away; it's physically impossible.
While we're talking about that image, I don't see any Chinese characters. The closest thing that resembles a banner is the window blinds on the building with a black facade, which is not 10 Rockefeller Plaza. Therefore, not only does the image not even show 10 Rockefeller Plaza, the caption is also incorrect.

– Epicgenius (talk) 02:08, 16 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

I stand corrected. The geometry and sheer scale of Manhattan threw me. As best as I can ascertain the building is question is 1166 Avenue of the Americas, aka International Paper Bldg., which is the corporate headquarters of Marsh_McLennan and well as the home of MCC Plaza and the Throwback (1/3) fountain. All of this is four blocks away. As are the Chinese characters. kencf0618 (talk) 13:15, 16 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

@Kencf0618, you're correct, the building is actually 1166 Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas). 10 Rock is only 16 stories high, and 1166 Sixth is much taller than that, so I was quite befuddled when you reverted Canterbury Tail's edit there. I understand that skyscrapers may look the same to anyone who isn't a native New Yorker, but in the future, it's helpful to check mapping services to verify whether you have the right building. This way, we can avoid accidentally adding incorrect info - I sometimes confuse NYC buildings with one another, and I've lived here for over 20 years.

However, like I said above, there are no Chinese characters in that picture. I can read some Chinese, so I was trying to figure out what characters you were talking about, but these are window blinds. If you zoom into the picture, you'll see that the white rectangular objects are in fact window blinds and that some of the shutters are tilted at various angles, creating the horizontal black lines you see on the image. I hope this response helps clarify why I reverted your edit. – Epicgenius (talk) 19:01, 16 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

Dang. Now that I've managed to zoom further in I see that you're quite right. Not only was the Plexiglass distortive, that particular window aesthetic is something I'd never before seen —it's on three sides of the building at least. kencf0618 (talk) 00:03, 17 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

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