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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1930/04/29 Thompson-Starrett Company Contractor Thompson Starrett Company contracts with the General Bronze Corp of Long island City for the "architectural and ornamental bronze, iron, aluminum and nickel work" for the then under-construction Park Avenue Waldorf-Astoria.
1930/04/29 General Bronze Corporation of Long Island City, NY Foundry Thompson Starrett Company contracts with the General Bronze Corp of Long island City for the "architectural and ornamental bronze, iron, aluminum and nickel work" for the then under-construction Park Avenue Waldorf-Astoria.
1931/00/00 Schultze and Weaver Architect Waldorf Astoria moves into their new building on Park Ave.
1956/00/00 Elsie Cryder Woodward Life Elsie Woodward moves to "a sprawling six-room apartment in the Waldorf Towers, with a staff of twoa maid, and a butler." - NY Times
1958/00/00 John F Kennedy Life Von Post, with husband Anders Ekman, encounters Senator Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline during a gala at the Waldorf Astoria. John F Kennedy and Ms Von Post Affair
1958/00/00 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Wife Von Post, with husband Anders Ekman, encounters Senator Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline during a gala at the Waldorf Astoria. John F Kennedy and Ms Von Post Affair
1966/12/00 Julie Nixon Eisenhower Life Escorted by David Eisenhower, Julie Nixon is presented to high society at the International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Marriage of Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower
1966/12/00 David Eisenhower Life Escorted by David Eisenhower, Julie Nixon is presented to high society at the International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Marriage of Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower
1970/06/01 Sonny and Cher begin a two-week run at the Empire Room at the Waldorf-Astoria.
1971/03/00 Louis Armstrong Performer Armstrong plays a two-week engagement at the Waldorf-Astoria's Empire Room.
1981/07/13 Elsie Cryder Woodward Died Elsie Cryder Woodward, widow of William Woodward and one of the last grandes dames of New York society, dies in her sleep in her apartment at the Waldorf Towers. She was 98 years old.

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Particulars for Waldorf Astoria New York:
Architectural Style Art Deco
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Hotel
Owner Private



Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
1101 Park Avenue (book) Novel Eric S Hatch Irene, "the most obstinate but captivating heroine", has a drink at the bar of the Waldorf Hotel in New York City.
My Man Godfrey (film) Film Gregory La Cava The Bullock family participate in a scavenger hunt at the Waldorf Hotel.

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Lodging
Lodging Attribute Grand Hotel
Lodging Style Hotel
Accommodations Luxury
Lodging category Upscale Lodging

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