2. Hotel Algonquin – Birthplace and Home of New York Sophistication

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Content 5
3. Acknowledgements 7
4. Introduction 9
5. 1. Hotel Waldorf-Astoria – American Grand Hotel Par Excellence 57
6. 2. Hotel Algonquin – Birthplace and Home of New York Sophistication 111
7. 3. The Chelsea Hotel – New York’s Bohemian Mecca 163
8. 4. Hotel Theresa – Harlem’s Center of African- American Self-Manifestation 213
9. 5. Grossinger’s Hotel and Country Club – Acculturation in Style 259
10. Conclusion 313
11. Works Cited and Illustrations 321