The Waldorf Astoria's history dates to 1893, but its original home was torn down to make way for the Empire State Building. NEW YORK (AP) — The word "grand" matched few hotels in the world better than New York City's Waldorf Astoria, but this bastion of gilded splendor is now closing for two to three years for a transformative makeover. The hotel also lent its name to the Waldorf salad, a mix of dressed apples, celery, grapes and walnuts that's become an American standard. "There's so little of what we've known as iconic New York left, and as soon as you say the Waldorf Astoria, that's like saying the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty. The last guests were checking out by noon Wednesday after enjoying the rich Art Deco style of the old Waldorf one last time.
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Waldorf Astoria hotel closing for transformative makeover
The Waldorf Astoria's history dates to 1893, but its original home was torn down to make way for the Empire State Building. NEW YORK (AP) — The word "grand" matched few hotels in the world better than New York City's Waldorf Astoria, but this bastion of gilded splendor is now closing for two to three years for a transformative makeover. The hotel also lent its name to the Waldorf salad, a mix of dressed apples, celery, grapes and walnuts that's become an American standard. "There's so little of what we've known as iconic New York left, and as soon as you say the Waldorf Astoria, that's like saying the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty. The last guests were checking out by noon Wednesday after enjoying the rich Art Deco style of the old Waldorf one last time.
Photo: Kathy Willens, Associated Press Waldorf Astoria hotel closing for transformative makeover 1 / 1 Back to GalleryNEW YORK — The word "grand" matched few hotels in the world better than New York City's Waldorf Astoria, but this bastion of gilded splendor is now closing for two to three years for a transformative makeover. Waldorf Astoria hotel closing for transformative makeoverPhoto: Kathy Willens, Associated Press Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 The famed hotel has welcomed well-heeled guests including every American president — in the Presidential Suite, of course. The famed hotel has welcomed well-heeled guests including every American president — in the Presidential Suite, of course. It has welcomed well-heeled guests including every American president since its opening — in the Presidential Suite, of course, behind bulletproof glass windows. "There's so little of what we've known as iconic New York left, and as soon as you say the Waldorf Astoria, that's like saying the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty.
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