The Gramercy Park Hotel: A New York Icon (Landmarks)

ISBN: 1467158844

Author: Weissberg, Max

Condition: New

From the Roaring Twenties to a Rock 'N' Roll LandmarkSince it opened in 1925, the Gramercy Park Hotel has always been one of New Yorks premiere cultural hotspots. Early in its history it served as the backdrop to Humphrey Bogarts first marriage and housed a young John F. Kennedy. Soon Babe Ruth was a regular at the bar, and Joe DiMaggio was feted there. Most famous, perhaps, was the period in the 1970s, when rock n roll royalty dubbed the hotel the Glamercy, and acts such as the Clash, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Madonna, and more stayed on the way up or on the way down. The hotels history also includes the harrowing personal story of the Weissberg family who owned it for many years and lived there. Author Max Weissberg reveals an inside look at the hotels storied past as a rock n roll muse and a New York icon.