Great Garages CRANK UP THE CAR SPEAKERS AND CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Rollin’ and Rockin’: Classic vehicles and rock. Add a slice of apple pie, and you have a powerful taste of America.
Despite COVID-19, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland has been celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. As part of that event, the hall recently inducted Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., T. Rex, and Ahmet Ertegun Award honorees Jon Landau and Irving Azoff, adding to the 338 groups enshrined.
Designed by the world-renowned architect I.M. Pei, the glass-enclosed double pyramid and adjacent 162-foot tower resemble a vintage record player from above. The 150,000-square-foot Hall of Fame preserves the history of the most influential artists and personalities of rock and roll. The museum archives and displays 35,000-plus artifacts relating to the American-born-and bred musical form, including some of the cars and motorcycles its inductees have enjoyed.
More than 13 million fans have visited since 1995; in 2019, nearly 600,000 fans and 2,300 artists toured the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The museum is temporarily closed over the holidays because of COVID-19 but expects to reopen after the New Year. Meanwhile, the museum expects construction to begin in 2022 on a 50,000-square-foot expansion, designed by the Practice for Architecture and Urbanism.
Known as the birthplace
