75 Rockefeller Plaza is a skyscraper on the north side of 51st Street in New York City, originally built as a northern extension of Rockefeller Center. In July 1944, the Rockefellers began planning a new 16-story tower to house the Standard Oil Company, which had outgrown its lease at the nearby 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The structure was completed in 194…
75 Rockefeller Plaza is a skyscraper on the north side of 51st Street in New York City, originally built as a northern extension of Rockefeller Center. In July 1944, the Rockefellers began planning a new 16-story tower to house the Standard Oil Company, which had outgrown its lease at the nearby 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The structure was completed in 1947 in the early Modernist style. It was originally known as the Esso Building. At completion, the building was the tallest completely air-conditioned building in New York City and the first in Rockefeller Center. The building also housed Schrafft's Restaurant, which had a capacity of 1,283 people, making it the largest restaurant in the world at the time. Standard Oil's successor, Exxon, moved to the newly built 1251 Avenue of the Americas in 1971.
Completed: September 1947
Owner: Mohamed Al Fayed
Former names: AOL Time Warner Building (2001–2003), Time Warner Building (1990–2001), Warner Communications Building (1973–1990), Esso Building (1947–1973)
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