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Then and Now
Title
Then and Now
Description
A view of our famous restaurants and public spaces in present day as compared to the past.
Collection Items
Peacock Alley - Then and Now Pt. 1
Photo 1 shows the Peacock Alley corridor as it was in our opening year of 1931, this location today is known as our West Lobby and can be entered easily via our Park Avenue entrance.
Photo 2 shows the corridor of our South Lobby leading towards…
Photo 2 shows the corridor of our South Lobby leading towards…
Peacock Alley Then and Now Pt. 2
The first photograph shows the bar of the Peacock Alley Lounge and Cafe's in the early 1940s.
Photo 2 is taken from the 1946 series of the "Facts of the Waldorf Astoria" booklet and shows guests enjoying themselves in the Lounge Cafe.
Photo 3…
Photo 2 is taken from the 1946 series of the "Facts of the Waldorf Astoria" booklet and shows guests enjoying themselves in the Lounge Cafe.
Photo 3…
Peacock Alley - Then and Now Pt. 3
The first photograph shows the entrance to the Peacock Alley restaurant as it looked after it's first round of renovations in 1961.
Photograph number 2 shows Peacock Alley as it looked in the 1980s. The location of Peacock Alley in this picture…
Photograph number 2 shows Peacock Alley as it looked in the 1980s. The location of Peacock Alley in this picture…