The Great Opera House is a documentary available for a few more days on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/great-performances-opera-house-documentary/8440/
that tells the story of the Metropolitan Opera's Lincoln Center home.
The cultural life of New York City of the 1950's and 60's is presented in the film with artists, architects, and politicians of the time immersed in the film. Combining archival footage, stills, and recent interviews, the film is directed by documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke.