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The Waldorf=Astoria Gingerbread House, 1986
Title
The Waldorf=Astoria Gingerbread House, 1986
Subject
Christmas
Christmas decorations
Description
Black and white photograph depicting the famous Waldorf=Astoria Gingerbread House in 1986. Created by the Waldorf’s pastry chef, this Christmas attraction was three feet high, four feet wide, made of more than 200 pounds of gingerbread cookies, and decorated with gumdrops, fruit slices, peppermint barrels, and candy canes. Other Park Avenue lobby Christmas traditions included choirs performing Christmas carols using the Park Avenue stairs instead of risers.
Date
1986
Relation
Administrative Records | Event Services
Format
image | jpeg
Extent
8x10
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Identifier
01.01.030
Coverage
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present
Temporal Coverage
1980 - 1989
Original Format
black-and-white photographs
Physical Dimensions
8x10
Collection
Citation
“The Waldorf=Astoria Gingerbread House, 1986,” Host to the World, accessed May 2, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/464.