The story
The iconic French château overlooking Central Park that became America's most storied luxury address.
Everything that was here
- 1907–present · still open
The Plaza HotelHotel
The iconic French château overlooking Central Park that became America's most storied luxury address.
See the map in 1908 → - 1826–2019
Lord & TaylorDepartment Store
America's oldest department store (founded 1826) occupied this Italian Renaissance palace for 105 years before becoming Amazon's headquarters.
See the map in 1827 → - 1893–1929
The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (Original)Hotel
The legendary Gilded Age palace that was razed to make way for the Empire State Building.
See the map in 1894 →
Nearby history
New York Public Library
476 5th Avenue · 168 m away
Keens Steakhouse
72 West 36th Street · 339 m away
Only men were served here until 1905, when actress Lillie Langtry was turned away, sued, and won.
New York Hippodrome
1120 Avenue of the Americas · 430 m away
Gimbels Herald Square
100 West 33rd Street · 642 m away
Hotel Astor
1511 Broadway, bounded by Broadway, Shubert Alley, West 44th and 45th Streets, New York, NY · 667 m away
The Algonquin Hotel
216 West 44th Street · 739 m away
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