The Village of Walldorf, Germany

The Village of Walldorf, Germany

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Walldorf (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

History of the village of Walldorf, Germany from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

Boldt, George C., 1851-1916

Edition de Luxe.

1903

Boldt, G. C. (c.1903). The Waldorf-Astoria: New York. New York: Edition de Luxe.

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English

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1890-1930

THE VILLAGE OF WALDORF GERMANY

The magnificent Waldorf-Astoria buildings were designed by Henry J Hardenbergh, of
New York, and erected under the personal supervision of George C. Boldt, the first proprietor and lessee of both hotels

THE WALDORF occupies the former site of the late Mr. John Jacob Astor’s town house, northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-third Street and was erected by his son, the Honorable William Waldorf Astor, for Mr. Boldt. Ground was broken November lst, 1890, and the house was opened for business March 14th, 1893. The hotel derives its name from the little town of Waldorf, in the Duchy of Baden, Germany, which was the ancestral home of the Astor family. A picture of the town in stained glass will be found over the main entrance of the South Palm Garden, on the Thirty-third Street side of the building.

THE ASTORIA occupies the former site of the late Mr. William B. Astor's town house, southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fourth Street, and was erected by his son, Col. John Jacob Astor for Mr. Boldt. Ground was broken May lst, 1895, and the house was opened for business November 1st, 1897. This hotel was named after the town of
Astoria, founded in the year 1811 by John Jacob Astor, the first, at the mouth of the
Columbia River, Oregon. The combined hotels are known under the title of

THE WALDORF-ASTORIA.

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