Warwick New York Hotel
| Warwick New York Hotel | |
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 Warwick New York Hotel |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | 65 West 54th Street, New York, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°45′44″N 73°58′42″W / 40.76230°N 73.97824°WCoordinates: 40°45′44″N 73°58′42″W / 40.76230°N 73.97824°W |
| Opening | 1926 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 426 |
The Warwick New York Hotel is a luxury hotel located at 65 West 54th Street, off the Avenue of Americas in Manhattan, New York City. It is across the street from the Museum of Modern Art, and near Broadway, Carnegie Hall and Central Park.
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[edit] History
William Randolph Hearst built the Warwick New York Hotel in 1926 for $5 million. Long catering to the elite, Hearst built the 36-story residential tower to accommodate his Hollywood friends as well as his mistress, the actress Marion Davies, who had her own specially-designed floor in the building.[1]
The hotel's restaurant, "Murals on 54," features the 1937 murals of American illustrator Dean Cornwell. The famed murals were fully restored following a 2004 renovation of the restaurant.[2]
[edit] Ownership and operations
The owner of the Warwick New York is Warwick International Hotels, which was founded in 1980 with the purchase of this hotel.[3]
As of August 2010, the general manager of the Warwick New York is Sam Kapadia.[4]
[edit] Prominent guests
According to the Warwick Hotel website, James Dean, Jane Russell, Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley were frequent guests. Actor Cary Grant was a resident in the Warwick and lived in the hotel for 12 years. When The Beatles first came to the U.S., they stayed in the Warwick.[1] During the fall of 2011 for one week the Atwood's stayed there.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Location & History". Warwick New York Hotel. http://www.warwickhotelny.com/default.aspx?pg=location. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Price Davis, Anita (2009). New Deal Art in North Carolina. pp. 115–118. http://books.google.com/books?id=yff7WOyNRy8C&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=murals+on+54th+restoration&source=bl&ots=w9u-dLfda7&sig=VEWrFzVURH6uQv8kMFQiz52_aLo&hl=en&ei=d4iETpDrIIPv0gHpjfnMDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CIYBEOgBMAU#v=onepage&q=murals%20on%2054th%20restoration&f=false.
- ^ "Fact Sheet". Warwick International Hotels. http://www.warwickhotels.com/facts.aspx. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Sam Kapadia Appointed GM Warwick New York". HotelExecutive.com. 6 August 2010. http://hotelexecutive.com/newswire/34030/sam-kapadia-appointed-gm-warwick-new-york. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
