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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 694.94097471
EAN num: 9781557834683
Format: Illustrated
ISBN number: 1557834687
Label: Applause Books
Manufacturer: Applause Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 239
Printing Date: October 01, 2001
Publishing house: Applause Books
Sale Popularity Level: 766558
Studio: Applause Books
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From Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald cavorting in the Pulitzer Fountain to Ivana Trump patrolling the halls to inspect the rooms, this is the Plaza Hotel as no one has ever seen it, or been permitted to see it. The Plaza is the place where the Beatles headquartered when they invaded America. It's where George M. Cohan held court during the golden era of Broadway. It's where Marilyn busted a strap on cue, where Cary Grant started out from when he traveled North By Northwest, and where Macauley Culkin stayed after staying Home Alone. From the railroad tracks in the basement to the vast luxury suites overlooking Central Park, this is the full story behind the gilded doors, the inside scoop direct from the people who have cavorted there and worked there.
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Ward Morehouse, III has written a nice little book about the history of the Plaza Hotel, one of New York's enduring landmarks. The author takes the reader through all aspects of the building of the hotel (the present one is the second Plaza which opened in 1907) and has some wonderful insights of his own about life at the Plaza....he lived there as a boy.
While the book is informative and has many photos from the past, it could have been better put together. Why, for instance is a floor plan not included? This would have been most helpful as the reader tries to imagine where many of the significant entertainment rooms are in relation to the others....especially ones that are no longer there. It would have been good to have a this kind of reference. Mr. Moorhouse's book jumps around quite a bit, also. Who proofread "Inside the Plaza"? The number of spelling mistakes is appalling. "Dessert" is always spelled "desert".
The best chapter regards the recollections of longtime employees, of which there are many. Their remembrances really add much to the colour of the Plaza and they help the book to its conclusion. "Inside the Plaza" is an easy read and enjoyable.
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