Rockefeller Plaza outdoor skating pond or skating rink with 15 skaters (all white men and women) on the ice, a small group looking on from the side of the rink and a very large group watching from above on the lower plaza. Vehicles on the street above are visible at the top of the photograph. An awning over a corner door says, "Promenade Cafe, English Grill."
December 1953
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Stamped on back, "FROM: ROCKEFELLER CENTER, INC. 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK. CIRCLE 5-9000. MAUREY GARBER photography 48 WEST 48TH STREET, NEW YORK . PLAZA 7-8366." Typewritten not attached to the back, "NEW YORK, NEW YORK: The newly remodeled Rockefeller Plaza Outdoor Skating Pond at Rockefeller Center is permanently constructed on concrete and terrazzo over pipes containing a brine solution capable of maintaining ice in all but the most humid weather. The Skating Pond's area has been increased over its previous size from 4,575 to 7,020 square feet. Five miles of pipe have been set within this area."
