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"Inside the Waldorf Astoria New York"

Tags: 2015, Behind the Scenes, Chefs, Culinary, Grand Ballroom, Hotels, Inside the Waldorf, Park Avenue Lobby, Public Relations, Starlight Roof, YouTube

Waldorf team cleaning the lighting fixture

Photo of Waldorf team cleaning the lighting fixture in our Park Avenue lobby with Hotel Manager Diarmuid Dwyer and Resident Manager Tom Long. This light fixture resides in the space where the Park Avenue Chandelier once stood.

Tags: 2015, Cleaning, Diarmuid Dwyer, Hotel Manager, John Walker, Johnny Walker, Lighting Fixtures, Melissa Howard, Park Avenue Lobby, Property Operations Team, Resident Manager, Team Work, Tom Long

Conrad Hilton and Frank Wangeman admire the newly installed Park Avenue Lobby chandelier in 1962.

The Park Avenue chandelier was installed on Tuesday, February 6th, 1962 as was designed by Joe Travisano upon request by Greene Brothers, Inc., New York City. This chandelier was 10 feet long and 10 feet wide and featured 104 electric candles. It…

Tags: 1960s, 1962, Art Deco, Conrad Hilton, Frank Wangeman, Park Avenue Chandelier, Park Avenue Lobby

A Beautiful Waldorf Moment

Photographer Samuel Pike captures the essence of beauty showcasing the beautiful bride juxtaposed with the beauty of our Wheel of Life mosaic in our Park Avenue lobby.

Tags: 2014, Beauty, Park Avenue Lobby, Waldorf Moments Project, Weddings, Wheel of Life

"Alice in Waldorf-Land"

A magazine article showing Alice and her friends visiting various places in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel including Peacock Alley, the Park Avenue Lobby and the Terminal Barber Shop.

Tags: 1960s, Alice in Waldorf-land, Alice in Wonderland, Park Avenue Foyer, Park Avenue Lobby, Peacock Alley, Terminal Barber Shop, Waldorf Astoria Hotel