My mother always tells a great story about taking my brothers to Radio City. They went down to see the show at Radio City, but they couldn't get in. My mother said it absolutely freezing, so to get out of the cold, they went to see Peyton Place at the Roxy. My brothers were pretty young and Peyton Place was quite the scandalous film for its day.
Roxy Rothapfel, the entrepreneur who designed and operated the Roxy, also designed Radio City Music Hall. The Roxy was condemned as a monument to bad taste. The Music Hall is one of the most venerated theaters in the world.
