to renovate the Philharmonic Hall auditorium in the Lincoln Center cultural complex in upper Manhattan. Fisher had a reputation for modesty and resisted the hall being named in his honor. John Mazzola, the general manager of Lincoln Center, had to persuade Fisher to permit the renaming. Fisher protested that no one paid attention to such things and quipped, "Who's Major Deegan?" (a reference to the obscure namesake of the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx). Avery Fisher Hall housed the New York Philharmonic and was the site of various other musical and cultural events featuring many musical ensembles. The hall was named for Fisher in 1973. Avery Fisher Hall renaming In 2014, Lincoln Center officials announced their plan to remove his name from the Hall in favor of a new donor. On November 13, 2014, they laid out a timetable for naming rights to be sold to the highest bidder in a drive to raise a total of $500 million toward renovation set to commence in 2019. Said Lincoln Center chairwoman Katherine Farley, "It will be an opportunity for a major name on a great New York jewel." Fisher family protest Fisher's family threatened legal action when Lincoln Center first approached them about renaming Avery Fisher Hall after a new donor. When Fisher set forth the conditions of his donation regarding the renaming of the venue in 1973, he stipulated the name Avery Fisher Hall "will appear on tickets, brochures, program announcements and advertisements and the like, and I consent in perpetuity to such use." During the negotiations with the Fisher family, Lincoln Center began renovating some portions of the Lincoln Center complex, leaving Avery Fisher Hall untouched. After three months of negotiation, Fisher's children agreed to ending the perpetual agreement that their father had established. Lincoln Center agreed to induct Fisher into the new Lincoln Center Hall of Fame meant to "celebrate artists, leaders and philanthropists who have played central roles at Lincoln Center". It was further agreed a Fisher family member would serve on the Hall of Fame's advisory board and serve on the Avery Fisher Classical Music Wing selection committee, helping choose inductees into the Wing, which would contain archival materials about Mr. Fisher. The agreement also promised to give a higher profile to the Avery Fisher Artist Program. The agreement also provided Fisher's three children $15 million for acquiescing to the agreement. The Hall was renamed