The magic is gone from the unofficial palace of New York. The Waldorf - Astoria opened 1931 and hosted kings, queens, prime ministers; it was the home of two presidents and every president stayed at the hotel. It was the glamorous venue for balls, dinner dances, celebrations and political dinners. It was magical place and the apple in the eye of Mr. Conrad Hilton who personally purchased the hotel before it was folded into the Hilton Hotels Corporation...