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Há 4 dias · Learn about the wealthy American family that made its fortune in the fur trade and invested in New York real estate. Find out about John Jacob Astor IV, the inventor and Titanic victim, and his cousin William Waldorf Astor, the British peer and politician.
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Há 3 dias · By 1912 New York was the world’s busiest port and home to many of the wealthiest people in the world, including the wealthiest passenger aboard Titanic, John Jacob Astor IV.
Há 6 dias · John Jacob Astor IV was a co-owner of the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street; his great-grandfather John Jacob Astor had built one of the first modern hotels in the world, the Astor House in Lower Manhattan, in 1836. [13]
Há 6 dias · Four years after the construction of the Waldorf, John Jacob built a 17-story hotel within feet of the Waldorf, using the same architect. His intention was to name it The Schermerhon after his...
19 de set. de 2024 · Founded 120 years ago John Jacob Astor IV, The St. Regis New York proudly presents a new era of glamour at Manhattan’s best address. With stunning guestrooms, public spaces and the King Cole Bar and Astor Court, the flagship hotel have evolved to reflect the rich history of St. Regis while infusing a timeless allure which has come ...
Há 8 horas · The dreamy color scheme intensifies as you move through the hotel restaurant, the Drawing Room (formerly the Astor Court restaurant), toward the hotel’s most celebrated feature: Maxfield Parrish’s Old King Cole mural, a raucous tribute to the nursery rhyme figure—and a not-so-subtle jibe at John Jacob Astor IV himself.
5 de set. de 2024 · When the Titanic went down in April of 1912, courtesy of a rogue iceberg, John Jacob Astor IV dropped his wife, Madeleine, off at a lifeboat. Women and children first, of course. As the ship sank and as the orchestra played, Astor lit up a cigarette with journalist Jacques Futrelle and chatted up fellow passengers — all of whom ...
