In Photos: Storied Moments At The Waldorf-Astoria — forbes.com

1893: William Waldorf Astor tears down family brownstone at Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street to build 13-story Waldorf Hotel. Four years later his cousin John Jacob Astor IV erects 17-story Astoria Hotel next door. The joint Waldorf-Astoria--known as "the Hyphen"--becomes the favorite of New York's elite.

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