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This outside walking tour tells the story of the famous hotels of Midtown from The Plaza and St. Regis to the Peninsula and Waldorf Astoria. Learn what the neighborhood was like before they were built and how they survived the challenges of Prohibition and beyond.
We’ll cover all kinds of hotels: transient, apartment, bachelor, Raines law, and more, but the focus will be on the lavish, post-Gilded Age hotels that set the standard for elegant design and cutting-edge technologies. Many residents settled in for months or even years. Get ready to hear their incredible stories.
Your guide is trained in the same research tradition as the Bowery Boys NYC History Podcast — 19 years and 485+ episodes of New York City history, brought to your group. Every Bowery Boys Walks guide is a licensed NYC tour guide who is passionate about the stories that make New York's history special.
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See Historic Hotels of Midtown from the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age 's public schedule — single tickets, $50 per person, all-in pricing.
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