Just of the East elevator bank on the ground floor is a display with all kinds of historic items related to the hotel since its inception.
Really a timemachine
Straight to the opening and beginning
Did you know you could event rent apartments for short/long lease ..... seems the Aman NY copied the business model
From that era also, the hotel does not have a 13th floor and that tradition still continues on...
(from 12 to 14 to 15 PH penthouse)
The humble beginnings
All devised by the VanderBilt family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_family
Advertissement
The grand dame herself
Iconic presence
And once open
Advertissement
No modern skyscrapers around
The hotel in a different era when there were no bike and bus lanes on lexington avenue
And a revealing glimpse in the past
Lobby photo
Interior photo of the hotel's commercial space
Brochure from the time that Intercontinental was still known Inter~Continental
And a nod back to its heritage
And for more information about the historic heritage :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterC..._Barclay_Hotel
Psst: -secret-
It seems there are still intact underground tracks and platform connecting the IC Barclay NY hotel with Grand Central Railway station
All thanks to the VanderBilt family and their own railroad company and hotel connection, a whole maze of underground railroad tracks still exists, connecting to other historic hotels around Grand Central station.... the secret passage to the underground tracks beneath the hotel is not currently accesible for the public, you need to have at least a title with rank of president or pope
or even madame president or popess
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/g...els/index.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/track-61
https://www.6sqft.com/theres-a-secre...tral-terminal/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_...w_York_City%29
https://untappedcities.com/2021/08/3...tral-terminal/
https://untappedcities.com/tours/NYC...-central-tour/
https://shelaghdonnelly.com/travel/u...clay-new-york/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/t...t-lies-beneath
https://gothamist.com/arts-entertain...aldorf-astoria
Grand Central Station Underground Photography | Julia Solis
To show you a glimpse of the network: the IC Barclay NY is at the corner of 48th Street X Lexington
