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| Former names | RKO Roxy Theatre |
|---|---|
| Address | 1230 Sixth Avenue |
| Location | New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°45′31″N 73°58′50″W / 40.7587°N 73.9806°W |
| Owner | Rockefeller Center |
| Type | Broadway |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 29 December 1932 |
| Demolished | 1954 |
| Architect | Edward Durrell Stone |
The Center Theatre was a theater located at 1230 Sixth Avenue, the southeast corner of West 49th Street in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Seating 3,500, it was originally designed as a movie palace in 1932 and later achieved fame as a showcase for live musical ice-skating spectacles. It was demolished in 1954, the only building in the original Rockefeller Center complex to have been torn down.[1]: 326, 327
- ^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.