William Alan Morrison

Waldorf Astoria William Alan Morrison

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 127). Table of Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. A Fit Place for a Gentleman -- 2. Meet Me at the Hyphen -- 3. Manhattan's Main Street -- 4. The Unofficial Palace of New York -- 5. Host to the World -- Bibliography. Contributor Bio:  Morrison, William Alan Descended from four generations of American hotel keepers and dwellers, William Alan Morrison is the author of photographic histories of New York's Broadway theaters, the lavish estates of the Philadelphia Main Line, and architects Carrere & Hastings. Though he, of course, was not present, his mother and father held their wedding reception in the Basildon Room of the present Waldorf Astoria.