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Black and white photograph depicting the Waldorf, which opened to the public March 15th, 1893, looking South on 5th Avenue. The corner building in the right foreground is the residence of John Jacob Astor. The Astoria was built and opened November 1,…

Black and white photograph depicting the Waldorf Hotel, 1893.

"This photograph of the original Waldorf was made in the spring of 1893, a few weeks after the hotel opened its doors to the public. The picture was taken from the middle block on 33rd…

Black and white photograph depicting the Old Waldorf =Astoria Hotel located on 5th Avenue, date unknown.

Black and white photograph depicting the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel located on 5th Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets. The Waldorf opened in the spring of 1893 and the Astoria in the spring of 1897. In the Fall of 1897, the hotels were brought…

Black and white photograph depicting the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel located on Fifth Avenue, date unknown.

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.

The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, ca. 1900, as seen from 5th Avenue and 33rd Street. Taken from glass plate negatives at the Library of Congress; originally photographed by the Detroit Publishing Co.

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