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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 Al Fresco dining on the Starlight Roof Terrace from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

Black and white photograph depicting the murals in the Starlight Roof at the Waldorf=Astoria from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

The mural decorations of the Starlight Roof are the work of the American…

A printed ballroom guide, given to patrons of the Starlight Roof, advising on manners, conduct and dress. The item is undated but matches the style of a menu printed in 1934. An excerpt:

"One's MANNERS are an index to one's character. The…

The Starlight Roof of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel as seen in the late 1940s. Located on the 18th floor of the hotel, the Starlight Roof served as a supper-club for decades featuring performers such as Xavier Cugat and Ella Fitzgerald.

Color picture postcard depicting the Starlight Roof, Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, date unknown.