#21 The Astors and the Waldorf-Astoria

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Places & Travel, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2008

⏱️ 31 minutes

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We're going to the 'original' Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in this podcast to hang with the filthy rich. Our guides are the styling and eccentric Astor family, the centerpiece of 19th Century New York wealth and society. Come along as we weave through a family tree of Williams and John Jacobs, not to mention THE Mrs. Astor, the one and only (even if there were really two). Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	This is episode 21 of the Bowry Boys, those fabulous asters.
0:06.0	Hey, it's the Bowry Boys.
0:07.0	Hey.
0:10.0	Bowry Boys is brought to you by Euro Chippo.
0:13.0	Euro Chippo editors personally visit and review the best budget hotels in Europe.
0:18.0	Now with hotels in New York City, on the web at EuroChippo.com.
0:23.0	Hi there and welcome to the Bowry Boys.
0:25.0	My name is Greg Young.
0:27.0	And my name is Tom Myers.
0:28.0	Welcome to another week at Exciting New Topic.
0:31.0	Episode 21 where we focus on the Astero family.
0:35.0	And more specifically on their many ventures into the world of hotels.
0:41.0	Right.
0:42.0	And most notably, of course, the Waldorf Astoria.
0:45.0	But there's a couple more that you may not know about that are equally as fascinating.
0:49.0	You know, I think a lot of people don't even realize that the Waldorf Astoria was started by the Astero.
0:54.0	So there's just imagine the stories to be told.
0:58.0	And most people you hear the word Waldorf and you think,
1:01.0	well, isn't that a salad?
1:02.0	What is?
1:03.0	And it isn't.
1:04.0	We'll give you the ingredients and more by the end of the show.
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