Monday, March 2, 2015

Roseland's Remains

Roseland Ballroom closed last spring. It's been getting demolished, to be replaced with a 62-story luxury high-rise.

Here's what it looked like before demolition, from the satellites of Google Earth:



And here's the same aerial view today, via Jon Ford, who took the shot from his office window up above. It's a bird's-eye peek into the long-loved ballroom, busted open and strewn with rubble:


Jon Ford

Roseland opened in 1919 and moved to 52nd Street in 1956. The boat-shaped ballroom had been a skating rink before then.

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3 comments:

  1. CherryLimeRickeyMarch 2, 2015 at 11:00 PM

    Ouch, my youth. :(

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  2. SidneyMarch 3, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    This one hurts...

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  3. GojiraMarch 3, 2015 at 9:40 AM

    I went to a concert there years ago and got kicked in the mouth by a flying mosher wearing Doc Marten's; dude knocked my tooth out and I never found it. Wonder if it's in that rubble somewhere?

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