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Prior to the closing of the first Waldorf Astoria, the roof top was used as a playground for children staying at the hotel.

During the winter months from 1903-1929, the roof garden of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel was converted into an ice skating rink to be used by hotel guests.

A picture of the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel roofgarden; picture taken by George Boldt in 1903.

These blueprints show the 11th floor of the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel. While Eamon DeValera was residing in this hotel over his 18 month campaign for Irish Independence, he was housed in a 3-bedroom corner suite where he received "over 10,000…

This article discusses the history of (the then) modern cooking techniques and the development of the modern chef, who is both in part a scientist as well as an artist. Munsey's Magazine is credited with being the first mass-market magazine that was…