Plaza Hotel, NYC
- National Historic Landmark: Plaza Hotel and Grand Army Plaza
- Address: 768 5th Ave
- Vicinity: Central Park South, E 59th St
- Neighborhood of Midtown Center in Manhattan
- Borough of Manhattan in New York City
- Phone: 1 212 759 3000
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
Henry J Hardenbergh | Architect | |||||
Thomas Hastings | Architect | |||||
1911/08/09 | John W Gates | John W Gates dies in Paris France. His funeral held in the Grand Ball Room of the Plaza Hotel in New York City. | ||||
1913/00/00 | ||||||
1921/11/15 | George Lauder Carnegie | Died | After an illness of several years, during which he traveled 30,000 miles at sea in a vain effort to regain his health, George Lauder Carnegie dies at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. | |||
1964/02/07 | The Beatles | Guest | The Beatles are taken by limousine - one per Beatle - to the Plaza Hotel, New York City. | Beatlemania Arrives in the US | ||
1966/11/28 | Alvin Dewey | Guest | Alvin Dewey attends Truman Capote's a Black and White ball in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel, NYC. | Capote's Black and White Ball | ||
1966/11/28 | Denise Hale | Guest | Denise Minnelli attends Truman Capote's a Black and White fancy dress party. | Capote's Black and White Ball | ||
1966/11/28 | Truman Capote | Host | Truman Capote throws a Black and White themed masquerade party in honor of The Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel. | Capote's Black and White Ball | ||
1966/11/28 | Katharine Graham | Guest of Honor | Publisher Katharine Graham is the Guest of Honor at Truman Capote's a Black and White ball. | Capote's Black and White Ball |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
Grand Army Plaza, Manhattan |
Particulars for Plaza Hotel, NYC: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Area of Significance | Commerce |
Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
Architectural Style | French Renaissance Revival |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Historic Use | Hotel |
Architectural Style | Late 19th and 20th century revivals |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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North By Northwest | Film | Alfred Hitchcock Cary Grant | Thornhill enjoys a drink in the Oak Room of the Plaza Hotel, NYC. | |
The Beautiful and Damned | Book |
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F Scott Fitzgerald | Setting, 1910s |
The Great Gatsby (book) | Book | F Scott Fitzgerald | Setting |
Lodging | |
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Lodging Attribute | Grand Hotel |
Lodging Style | Hotel |
Lodging category | Upscale Lodging |