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Black and white photograph depicting the gated entrance of the Starlight Roof from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith. "...Detail of a doorway. the decoration is in glass mosaic flush with the rough surface of the…

Black and white photograph depicting the Starlight Roof, opened as a public restaurant in the summer, from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

The Starlight Roof was a popular night spot where guests were often…

Black and white photograph depicting the Men's Bar, which, as its name suggests, was for male guests only, from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

Black and white photograph depicting the Park Avenue Entrance looking South on Park Avenue from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

"...St. Bartholemew's in the foreground, the New York Central Building closing the…

This image shows the locksmith of the Waldorf-Astoria surrounded by hundreds of keys. For most of the hotels history, actual keys and locks were used for every room but with the progression of technology, electronic keys are the choice of the…

Article from the New York Times covering Lucky Luciano's 1936 criminal trial. Luciano occupied a suite in the Waldorf Towers from April to October 1935. The Towers became a prominent part of the trial when staff members testified against Luciano in…

This image is from the publication "Behind the Scenes at the Waldorf-Astoria" and shows "Metal Mike" using the accounting machine to account for the wine and liquor distributed and used at each bar throughout the hotel.

Black and white photograph depicting the bedroom of a "minimum rate" corner room from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.