Martha Washington Hotel
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The Martha Washington Hotel is a hotel in New York City that opened on March 2, 1903 as the first hotel exclusively for women. It is at 30 East 30, and originally had 416 rooms. As of 2003, the building still contains a hotel, which calls itself Hotel Thirty Thirty.
The hotel has an interesting connection with actress Veronica Lake. During the 1940s, Lake was regarded as one of Hollywood's most bankable actresses. However, by 1952, she was unable to continue working as an actress because of her difficult reputation - Raymond Chandler even referred to her as "Moronica Lake." After divorcing her husband, she drifted between cheap hotels in Brooklyn and New York City and was arrested several times for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. A reporter found her working as a barmaid at the all-women's Martha Washington Hotel in Manhattan. At first, Veronica claimed that she was a guest at the hotel and covering for a friend. Soon afterward, she admitted that she was employed at the bar. The reporter's widely distributed story led to some television and stage appearances.
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