Caption reads: "The Waldorf - Northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-third Street. H, J. Hardenbergh, Architect." Rare view of Waldorf before construction of the Astoria Hotel. Built by William Astor on the site of his father’s mansion and...
View south down Fifth Avenue from intersection with 34th Street. Northwest corner (foreground): residence of Caroline Astor at 350 Fifth Ave. Future site of the Astoria Hotel erected in 1897. Southwest corner (background): Waldorf Hotel; built...