NYT - For more than 3 years, the famous Rainbow Room on the 65th floor of the Rockefeller Plaza just a short distance from Wall Street has been empty - as in nobody there. Disagreements between the landlord and restaurant owner have stalled a solution. It's too bad this one of a kind institution can't be preserved. However, the stakes are high.
The Ciprianai family who operated the Rainbow Room and the Tishman Speyer Properties who control the real estate are at loggerheads. The 65th floor was originally to be named the Stratosphere Room in the mid-30's, but the name was changed when a special organ was installed and bathed in colored lights while being played. Rainbow Room was fitting as the name. Every big band played the Rainbow Room and it was a thrill to be on top of the world dancing with a favored one as the Rainbow opened for business and happiness in 1934. I can attest to that during my college days. Come on, owner and operators, let's get together and preserve a sky-full of memories.
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