This vintage lithographic postcard features the Hotel Taft located in New York City. The hotel is 22 stories high and is located on Seventh Avenue between 50th and 51st stree. It is a bit north of Times Square in Midtown, Manhattan. Manger Hotels originally built a 20 story 1,250 room hotel on the site. The Hotel Manger opened in 1926. The hotel was connected to the popular Roxy Theater. Manger Hotels sold the hotel in 1931 to Bing & Bing which named the hotel, Hotel Taft (honoring President William Howard Taft). One of the famous parts of the hotel was the “Taft Grill”.The restaurant was known for its Big Band performances by the best in the business. The dining established also hosted a number of radio shows. In 1957, the Hotel Taft was sold. The hotel was sold a number of times and it looked shabby compared to many of it’s recently remodeled neighbors. Foreclosure occurred in 1975. The building underwent a mixed use conversion beginning 1984. In fact, T G I Fridays took over the Roxy Theater space. In 1990 the hotel space in the building became the Parc Fifty one Hotel after gaining a new owner. Just two years later, Star Hotels bought the hotel and renamed “The Michelangelo”. This vintage multi-view card includes a photograph of Hotel Taft’s grill room, lobby, tap room, and coffee shop. (SOLD)
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