From its opening in 1904 on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street in Manhattan, the St. Regis New York has served as a gathering place for world-builders, change-makers, and legendary artists and musicians. Timeless stories have always happened there. St. Regis Stories: Legends of Fifth spotlights the themes, ideas, characters, and true tales that make hotels vital centers of culture, intrigue and innovation, and make the St. Regis New York–with its peerless narrative–inimitable, iconic and unforgettable.
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From its opening in 1904 on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street in Manhattan, the St. Regis New York has served as a gathering place for world-builders, change-makers, and legendary artists and musicians. Timeless stories have always happened there. St. Regis Stories: Legends of Fifth spotlights the themes, ideas, characters, and true tales that make hotels vital centers of culture, intrigue and innovation, and make the St. Regis New York–with its peerless narrative–inimitable, iconic and unforgettable.
The story of hotels in America, and the origins of hospitality in this country, take root in the late 18th century and progress at a stunning pace, thanks in part to rivalry, ego, and an intense competition to build bigger, better, and more luxurious accommodation for a new class of travelers. At the forefront of this Gilded Age race for hotel superiority were the Astors, whose high-stakes family drama plays out across Manhattan, culminating in the era's most spectacular accommodations. Best-selling author Lesley Blume and historian A. K. Sandoval-Strausz join host Tina Edmundson–Marriott International President, Luxury–to unpack America’s hotel evolution and the singular family of headliners and adversaries that thrust it forward. Plus, author Jessie Gaynor kicks off our series of original short fiction, six new stories based on a legendary St. Regis elevator ride with Alfred Hitchcock.
St. Regis Stories: Legends of Fifth
From its opening in 1904 on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street in Manhattan, the St. Regis New York has served as a gathering place for world-builders, change-makers, and legendary artists and musicians. Timeless stories have always happened there. St. Regis Stories: Legends of Fifth spotlights the themes, ideas, characters, and true tales that make hotels vital centers of culture, intrigue and innovation, and make the St. Regis New York–with its peerless narrative–inimitable, iconic and unforgettable.
