Manhattan Hotels: 1880-1920

by Jeff Hirsch and Jeff Hirsch

Book Overview

Manhattan has long been renowned for the diversity of its offering of hotels - from some of the best in the world to some of the worst.

Around 1880, the entire nature of the hotel experience began to change. Formerly, hotels had been just a place to stop between here and there for a hot meal and a warm bed. Suddenly, the hotel itself became the destination. New affluence, new technologies, and new fashion all came together in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738557498
• ISBN13: 9780738557496
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"