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Waitresses strike a pose for the camera before serving guests in the Peacock Alley.

These news clippings provide a rare glimpse into the media coverage of the auction of the original Waldorf's famed pieces was carried out in May of 1929.

The Waldorf-Astoria Daily Bulletin dated Friday, April 20, 1951, containing details regarding hotel management and services, goings on at the hotel including events and radio programming. The hotel welcomes Douglas MacArthur back from the Pacific and…

A black and white photograph depicting the Peacock Lounge and Peacock Alley Cafes of the Waldorf Astoria.

Black and white photograph depicting Peacock Alley from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

"Peacock Alley of the new hotel has little similarity to the old one, except in name… It is, of course, a meeting place…

A table card for Dinner and Supper Dancing at the Wedgwood Room with details of the entertainment listed as:
Frank Sinatra
Leo Reisman and his Orchestra
Volkoff & Milada of the Ballet Russe
Mischa Borr alternating
Supper Cover from 10.30,…

Black and white photograph depicting the North Lounge of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1931.

A sketch depicting a night in the life of the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Peacock Alley, it's most famous corridor, would be filled with hundreds of people each day and evening where ladies and gentlemen went to see and be seen.