William Waldorf

One Happy Family

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One Happy Family

Egad! Life with Father
Drew Friedman
Egad! Life with Father

Welcome! Wipe your feet! This is the family issue of The New York Observer.    read more »

Long Before the Hilton Era, When Astors Roamed the Earth

John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), who built the Astor hotel on Broadway in 1834.
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John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), who built the Astor hotel on Broadway in 1834.

“Like New York itself, the Waldorf-Astoria crystallized the improbable and fabulous,” wr  read more »

Long Before the Hilton Era, When Astors Roamed the Earth

“Like New York itself, the Waldorf-Astoria crystallized the improbable and fabulous,” wrote hist  read more »