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On January 17, 1953 (61 years ago), the Chevrolet Corvette made its grand debut at the General Motors Motorama hosted in our Grand Ballroom.

Black and white photograph depicting the Circus Ball held in the Grand Ballroom from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

Black and white photograph depicting the Duke and Duchess of Windsor attending the April in Paris Ball in the Grand Ballroom, Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, April 10, 1959.

Black and white photograph depicting the Grand Ballroom decorated for a wedding from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

The New York City show opened on January 20, 1949 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and ran for eight days closing on January 27, 1949. More than 300,000 people visited it during its run at the Waldorf and were treated to elaborate displays of 32…

Black and white photograph depicting the Art Deco design on the elevator doors leading to the Grand Ballroom.

From left to right in this photograph are:
Mrs. Trudy Cooper, Astronaut Gordon Cooper, NYC Mayor Frank Wagner, Vice President Lyndon Johnson, and Mrs. Wagner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in honor of Astronaut Coopers successful Mercury Mission…

Black and white photograph depicting Bill Lombardo, nephew of Guy Lombardo, performing in the Grand Ballroom. Bill Lombardo took part in New Year's Eve events for the first three years following his uncle's death in 1977, which included hosting the…