Waldorf Astoria Through the Years

July 12, 2016 10:00 am
(GERMANY OUT) NEW YORK: WALDORF-ASTORIA. Construction workers having lunch on a suspended I-beam during the construction of the present day Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue at 49th Street, New York. Photograph, c1930. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
(GERMANY OUT) NEW YORK: WALDORF-ASTORIA. Construction workers having lunch on a suspended I-beam during the construction of the present day Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue at 49th Street, New York. Photograph, c1930. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 06: The entrance to the Waldorf Astoria, the landmark New York hotel, is viewed on October 6, 2014 in New York City. It was announced October 6, that Hilton Worldwide will sell the Waldorf to the Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group for $1.95 billion. As part of the deal the Waldorf will undergo a major renovation. The Park Avenue hotel opened on October 1, 1931, and claimed to be the biggest hotel in the world at the time, attracting movie stars, politicians and the wealthy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 06: An employee helps a guest with his bags at the Waldorf Astoria, the landmark New York hotel, is viewed on October 6, 2014 in New York City. It was announced October 6, that Hilton Worldwide will sell the Waldorf to the Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group for $1.95 billion. As part of the deal the Waldorf will undergo a major renovation. The Park Avenue hotel opened on October 1, 1931, and claimed to be the biggest hotel in the world at the time, attracting movie stars, politicians and the wealthy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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