Title

The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, c1900. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, c1900. Two hotels side-by-side: the Waldorf Hotel opened in 1893, and the Astoria opened in 1897. They were merged into the Waldorf-Astoria, connected by a 300 metres (980 ft) long corridor, known as 'Peacock Alley'. The merger gave the joint hotel 1,300 bedrooms, making it the largest hotel in the world at the time. The Waldorf-Astoria was demolished in 1929 to make way for construction of the Empire State Building.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A65_216

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (1,7Mb) / 13,5in x 17,2in / 4053 x 5174 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors road building library architecture New York City country luxury color avenue luxurious hotel location century concept B&W Fifth Avenue largest new york state Library of Congress 5th Avenue United States of America Thoroughfare Colour black & white black and white B W biggest white and black 1900s 20th century American America USA TGN outside street united states Unknown Waldorf Hotel Astor Company Waldorf Astoria Hotel Congressional Library Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Heritage Art hôtel William Waldorf Astor 1st Viscount Astor Viscount Astor Willy Astor 8 x 10 in. Detroit Publishing Company Edwin H. Husher William A. Livingstone Detroit Publishing Detroit Publishing Co Photograph Dry plate negative: glass William Waldo Astoria Hotel