Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting and Radio City

I would love to go to New York to see this. But with my bad back I don't think I could walk around much.

So Skip, Are YOU lighting your Rockerfeller Center Tree at the same time? IS your daughter going to be "on-stage" and belch out a tune or two?

Chris, what else do you have in City Christmas layout?  I would like to see some more pictures of it.

Nice. Need more pictures of your layout's Rockefeller Center scene though, PLEASE. Maybe a couple of overview shots, or shots that encompass more of the downtown.

Paul Kallus posted:

Nice. Need more pictures of your layout's Rockefeller Center scene though, PLEASE. Maybe a couple of overview shots, or shots that encompass more of the downtown.

Thanks for the extra pictures Chris. Your city model is fantastic.

I remember Rockefeller Center as it was in the late 1940s and 1950s. The Christmas decor was spectacular. Unfortunately today, the Christmas decor has dwindled so much that it is hardly worth a visit.

Photo: My Last Visit to Rockefeller Center About 2011

I am building a second level replica of Rockefeller Center and other famous structures they were in the late 1940s. So far I have the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Flat Iron Building, a lookalike of St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. I will be scratch building the ice skating rink, some building fronts and adding the Third Avenue Railway.

Hi Skip:

Awesome as usual.  How big is your elevated subway loop going around the city?  I am looking to do something similar to what you and TW Trainworx have created.  Would love to see more pics of this.  Thanks.

Rick

Bobby Ogage posted:

Thanks for the extra pictures Chris. Your city model is fantastic.

I remember Rockefeller Center as it was in the late 1940s and 1950s. The Christmas decor was spectacular. Unfortunately today, the Christmas decor has dwindled so much that it is hardly worth a visit.

Photo: My Last Visit to Rockefeller Center About 2011

I am building a second level replica of Rockefeller Center and other famous structures they were in the late 1940s. So far I have the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Flat Iron Building, a lookalike of St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. I will be scratch building the ice skating rink, some building fronts and adding the Third Avenue Railway.

Hey Bobby....you're turn! Let's see some photos!!!!!

Chris,  I wait all year for your New York City Christmas post.  It brings back memories.  

Great shots, that's just what the doctor ordered. I love Christmas in the city.

Hi Chris. My NYC 2nd level layout is in the planning stage, but the rest of my railroad is up and running.

This is the future location the 2nd level and my mimic of New York City. It will occupy an area of 6" x 12'. The orangery building on the right is a 3D puzzle of the Empire State Building. Takeoff the tower and the puzzle building looks a run of the mill skyscraper. The Chrysler Building is also a 3D puzzle. The Empire State Building on the left, and the Flat Iron Building are Dept 56.

This view of Rockefeller Center is my goal for the centerpiece of my New York City model because it is how it looked when I was much younger. A golden statue of the Greek Titan Prometheus with an enormous Christmas tree behind him, and the skating rink in the foreground.

The towns on my layout are Floral Park, Northport and Woodside. The El is the Flushing IRT Line, now the #7. All railroad lines through these towns will go to New York City. So far my railroad has about well over 100 feet of track.

BobbyOgage.  I've that Empire State Bldg puzzle also.  Never saw the Chrysler Bldg, I wish I had found one of those too.

Bobby Ogage posted:

Hi Chris. My NYC 2nd level layout is in the planning stage, but the rest of my railroad is up and running.

This is the future location the 2nd level and my mimic of New York City. It will occupy an area of 6" x 12'. The orangery building on the right is a 3D puzzle of the Empire State Building. Takeoff the tower and the puzzle building looks a run of the mill skyscraper. The Chrysler Building is also a 3D puzzle. The Empire State Building on the left, and the Flat Iron Building are Dept 56.

This view of Rockefeller Center is my goal for the centerpiece of my New York City model because it is how it looked when I was much younger. A golden statue of the Greek Titan Prometheus with an enormous Christmas tree behind him, and the skating rink in the foreground.

The towns on my layout are Floral Park, Northport and Woodside. The El is the Flushing IRT Line, now the #7. All railroad lines through these towns will go to New York City. So far my railroad has about well over 100 feet of track.

So you will be adding a second city level with the skyscrapers? You might want to look for the D56 Chrysler Building and Times Building to go with your Empire State Building and Flat Iron Building. That was what I used on my Christmas Layout back in 2014-15. 

That's also the TW Trainworx 100th Anniversary Grand Central Terminal.