The New Waldorf - Astoria Hotel occupies the entire Park Avenue block from 49the to 50th Streets and extends through to Lexington Avenue. Monumental in size and architectural grandeur, it easily dwarfs all other hotels yet built or projected throughout the world, and ranks as one of America's noblest buildings. The Waldorf - Astoria's traditional hospitality and charming, cosmopolitan spirit won international recognition from the first, and today its friend in common every where graciously accord to this great New York hotel the becoming role of "Host to the World". |