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Central Park South Siestas: the Hotels of the Rich and Famous
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When the Vanderbilts, Astors, and Rockefellers moved uptown, the hotels quickly followed. The gravitational shift of New York's social scene meant that prestigious hotels like the Waldorf-Astoria were no longer in the thick of it. However, developers are never too far behind a trend and soon some of the world's most luxurious hotels sprouted next to the mansions of Fifth Avenue.
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36 West 59th Street
\[Interiors, Miss N. Munroe, Library.] The library in the home of Miss N. Monroe at 36 W. 59th St.
36 West 59th Street
\[Interiors, Miss N. Munroe, Drawing Room.] The drawing room in the home of Miss N. Monroe at 36 W. 59th St. A piano, chars and a fireplace are visible.
36 West 59th Street
\[Interiors, Miss N. Munroe, Music Room.] The music room in the home of Miss N. Monroe at 36 W. 59th St. A piano, chairs and a tiger skin rug are visible.
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Residence, Miss N. Munroe, 36 West 59th Street.
36 West 59th Street
Residence, Miss N. Munroe, 36 West 59th Street.
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Central Park South #30. Home Club.
Park Lane Hotel
Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street (East) Park Avenue, east side, from E. 48th (right) to 49th (left) Streets, showing the newly completed Park Lane Apartment Hotel on what twenty years prior was the Adams Express Company Building site. The architects are Shulte and Weaver. Note at the left margin the Railroad Y.M.C.A. at the N.E. corner of 49th Street. Ten years later this will be razed for the block square site of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Summer 1924. Cift of E.M. Jenks.
Park Lane Hotel
Manhattan: Park Avenue - 47th Street Park Avenue, north from 47th Street, showing east side. On the east side, going north is shown the Park Lane (1924). The Railroad Y.M.C.A. (1913-1929) hides St. Bartholomew's Church (1919). The Ambassador Hotel (1920) follows, between 5lst and 52nd Streets. In the background, the new Ritz Tower rises from the N.W. corner of 57th Street. The little parks in the center of the avenue have not been altered yet. 1926\. Ewing Galloway, Photographer. Neg # 833
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\[Park Avenue between 48th and 49th Street]. Park Lane Hotel, detail of central section base to show carving.
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\[Park Avenue between 48th and 49th Street]. Park Lane Hotel, detail of central section base to show carving.
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36 Central Park South 59th Street, new Park Lane Hotel, general view from Central Park.
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36 Central Park South 59th Street, new Park Lane Hotel, detail of lower part and main entrance.
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36 Central Park South. Park Lane Hotel. View from Central Park. Entrance
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36 Central Park South. Park Lane Hotel. View from Central Park
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La Cremaillere 30 Central Park South Primary subject: Cat Watches Chef Cook Bird Over An Open Spit
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