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From the balcony of his Suite at the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel, General John J. Pershing, leader of the United States Army during the Great War, views the procession of soldiers as they march down 5th Avenue past the Waldorf Astoria Hotel upon…

This rare, original edition of Scientific American features a cover story on the construction of the original Astoria Hotel in 1897. The Astoria Hotel, funded by John Jacob Astor IV, was the sister property to William Waldorf Astor's Waldorf Hotel.…

This cover of Life Magazine from 1965 shows an aerial view of Pope Paul VI delivering mass to hundreds of Roman Catholics at the original Yankee Stadium.

This image shows an aerial view of St. Patrick's Cathedral and its surrounding areas flooded with people as they waited to catch a glimpse of Pope Paul VI.

This news article depicts the route taken by Pope Paul VI during his visit to New York City.

With every historically significant event that takes place at the Waldorf Astoria, much energy and effort of the hotel's team members go into the planning of these events to ensure that they are carried out in True Waldorf Fashion. These images…

These rare color photographs were featured in a special edition of Time Magazine highlighting Pope Paul VI's historic visit to the United States. Though his visit only lasted 13 hours (October 4-5, 1965), he met with world leaders at the United…

In this article by Ann McDuffie, Food Editor for the Tampa Tribune, John Santi, assistant to executive chef Eugene Scanlan of the Waldorf, describes the events of preparing for three separate meals that the Pope and the Pontiff were to have…