The Roseland Ballroom has been mid-demolition for a whopping eight months now. Why the beloved Midtown music venue 's death has been so drawn-out is unclear, but its extended demolition has afforded plenty of looks into its demise; the most recent of which captures the building's historical uses, "The interior is really beautiful," John Zee, who illicitly snuck into the joint, tells Gothamist , "especially the vintage signage exposed from the ice rink days."