Vintage Waldorf Astoria Hotel History Booklet Hungerford New York City 1920s for Sale

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Vintage Waldorf Astoria Hotel History Booklet Hungerford New York City 1920s:
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Estate sale find, original vintageWaldorf Astoria Hotel History Booklet Hungerford New York City, circa 1920s.
The Story of the Waldorf Astoria by Edward Hungerford, Illustrated by Louis H. Ruyl. Published by The Tavern Topics Press, Long Island City, New York.
The Waldorf-Astoria originated as two hotels, built side by side by feuding relatives, on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Built in 1893 and expanded in 1897, the hotels were razed in 1929 to make way for construction of the Empire State Building. Their successor, the current Waldorf Astoria New York, was built on Park Avenue in 1931.
The original Waldorf Hotel opened on March 13, 1893, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street, on the site where millionaire developer William Waldorf Astor had previously built his mansion. It was heavily furnished with antiques purchased by founding manager and president George Boldt and his wife during an 1892 visit to Europe. The Empire Room was the largest and most lavishly adorned room in the Waldorf, and soon after opening it became one of the best restaurants in New York, rivaling Delmonico\'s and Sherry\'s.
The Astoria Hotel opened in 1897 on the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, next door to the Waldorf. The Astor Dining Room was faithfully reproduced from the original dining room of the mansion which once stood on the site.
Connected by a long corridor, known as \"Peacock Alley\" after the merger in 1897, the hotel had 1,300 bedrooms, making it the largest hotel in the world at the time. It was designed specifically to cater to the needs of socially prominent \"wealthy upper crust\" of New York and distinguished foreign visitors to the city.
The item measures approximately 3.5\" X 6\", 32 pages, approximate shipping weight 3 ounces.
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