The Hotel Pennsylvania is falling slowly, and in a matter of a few months, it will be gone for good or bad, depending on your POV.
I attended events at hotel everyman PA65000 and even stayed there overnight at this grand structure once or twice, but not while Fidel was there, or else there would have been a much better story to tell.
Meanwhile, Castro, the leader of Cuba, was at the hotel in 1959 and a photo of the main lobby—the New York Times Image.
Opened in 1919, it was once the largest hotel in the world. It remained the fourth largest in New York City until it closed permanently on April 1, 2020. After years of unsuccessful preservation battles, as of early 2023, it is under demolition, to be replaced by 15 Penn Plaza, a 68-story tower.
An iconic location in mid-town Manhattan is closing its doors for good. The Hotel Pennsylvania will not reopen, succumbing to this past year’s lack of business and years of narrowly avoiding the chopping block. The prominent guest hotel in New York City was situated across from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station, making it a natural and affordable stop for travelers and concertgoers.
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Once the World’s Largest, a Hotel Goes ‘Poof!’ Before Our Eyes
The Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan was a virtual city within a city. But in the end, nothing could save it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/nyregion/hotel-pennsylvania-nyc.html…