York a Tribute to the Waldorf-Astoria
THE UNOFFICIAL PALACE OF NEW YORK A TRIBUTE TO THE WALDORF-ASTORIA EDITED BY/'~, FRANK CROWNINSHIELD PUBLISHED IN NEW YORK· MCMXXXIX Copyright 1939, Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corporation, New York DESIGN AND DECORATIONS BY WARREN CHAPPELL THIS BOOK IS PRESENTED TO THE FRIENDS OF THE WALDORF-ASTORIA, OLD AND NEW, HOPING IT MAY ADD SOMETHING TO THEIR APPRECIATION AND REGARD FOR A GREAT HOUSEHOLD PLEDGED TO THEIR SERVICE. LUCIUS BOO!vIER, President AUGUSTUS NULLE, Secretary-Treasurer FRANK A. READY, Manager fl The Unofficial, Pal,ace of New York t,,0•~' :r.1 i P·•·. (i•f;i r ;;r"":'· t' i( t,- 1; · r ·. .... ·-•tr r.r \ r : • f , i • r: •· i . • ' . ·''"S·. ,1 C t .. .•,·~-;~ :- l r'. ~~-. ·1 . - . :~--~ ~ j ~-.~.:. '.J.~- -~~*- ,_ . ,~.. "~- -,l?·-·~-- -, __ ,-r/1- ;~,,;_.. · r. ,.,.·z- ... --.:;r -·•·· '"'" r I rr . : <-;'f-_;';i;-;~~. :,,i.'t' t- . ,_-;,' ! '.;:...'·;?'::.~r- F~ r: ~ ,-v - . I. " tt_· lf.i;,~~-~---~~~~~lJ.r.. " . .' .i~ ~'.LJ.1..V~Jl ~f j:'ti.'-. "./"P• r'" . r· r [ ,~- ~f.~'r··\<-• . .-.• ~ ~=- reI"'"'..,. r ~ • ,. ► f r I' !I • 1,,;. l i !• . (f'• f1,.f·J - '"'ct..._ i . t, lt. · r .• f'i.Bf 1rr ~ tt ~ HH II H I! ~. ~ ~ i ~ Ill ' ~ r !, ~ n-~- fl!. r= ~.:: n~ tt et" _.,.. ,. ... --~- ~ Ill·•· o 4 ,._ The Wal.dorf-Astoria From an etching br Chester Price FOREWORD THE UNOFFICIAL PALACE OF NEW YORK BY FRANK CROWNINSHIELD JUST AS THE WORLD'S FAIR commemorates a landmark in American history, so this book is, with a proper degree of modesty, designed to mark an anniversary in the life of The Waldorf-_Astoria. For it v1as pre cisely ten years ago that ground was first broken for the new hotel, and forty-seven years ago that work was begun on its progenitor, the origi nal Waldo~ at 34th Street.
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