Hotel Astor, New York
more of
Joseph Drexler and
The Jubilee Boys (International Geneva
Association)
The Astor has been build in 1904 (11 floors over ground) closed in 1967 and demolished at 1969 to be replaced by a tall office tower. With its enormous public rooms and an elaborate roof garden, the Astor Hotel was seen as a successor to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
John Jacon Astor (1763-1848) started a fur and musical instrument business in New York. With the money the family earned, they bought property that later included the Hotel Astor and the Waldorf-Astoria.
Annual Geneva Charity Ball
International Geneva Association
Hotel Astor, Febuary, 12th, 1951
Hotel Astor, February 12, 1951 | |||
April 28, 1952 |
Some views on Astor...
Times Square | WWII is over | Joe sings | roof garden | |
Very old postcard | Another card | |||
Great Ball room | Ball room | Dick Jurgens | ||
Last modified at January 6th, 2003
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