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Há 1 dia · John Jacob Astor IV left behind a fortune estimated at over $150 million (equivalent to over $4 billion today). The bulk of his wealth and business interests passed to his eldest son Vincent. The 20-year-old Vincent Astor suddenly found himself one of the richest men in America, inheriting an estate that included The Waldorf-Astoria and St. Regis.
Há 3 dias · In 1893, William Waldorf Astor hired renowned architect Henry Hardenbergh, who would later design The Dakota apartments, to build a 13-story grand hotel on the site of what was his family...
Há 5 dias · Mrs. Astor, the queen bee, ruled New York society. In fact, she was so well known that her calling cards only had three words: The Mrs. Astor. Alva Vanderbilt was a force in her own right. However ...
Há 3 dias · Located at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, the Waldorf Astoria was first two separate hotels owned by John Jacob Astor IV and William Waldorf Astor. They were combined in 1897 to create the...
Há 2 dias · Despite large donations from prominent figures such as financiers John Jacob Astor IV and William Waldorf Astor, governor Levi P. Morton, banker J. P. Morgan, and businessman Cornelius Vanderbilt, the trustees continued to raise funds.
Há 4 dias · It was owned by William Waldorf Astor, who later demolished it to construct a larger hotel, which became the iconic Waldorf Astoria we know today. The Waldorf Astoria has an impressive art collection.
Há 1 dia · In the 1890s, William Waldorf Astor built the original hotel on the corner of 33rd Street and Fifth Avenue, only to have his cousin-slash-rival John Jacob Astor IV outdo him with a taller one next ...
