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  1. www.nytimes.com › slideshow › 2007/10/01100 Years at the Plaza - The New York Times

    Oct 1, 2007 · The Plaza opened 100 years ago, on Oct. 1, 1907, and the first guest checked into the Plaza was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the heir to a famous fortune. Now, a top-to-bottom renovation of the...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alfred_Gwynne_VanderbiltAlfred Gwynne Vanderbilt - Wikipedia

    Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was an American businessman and member of the Vanderbilt family. A sportsman, he participated in and pioneered a number of related endeavors. He died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. [1]

  3. daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com › 2012 › 11The 1912 Vanderbilt Hotel -- Park Avenue and 34th Street

    Nov 10, 2012 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt envisioned an enormous upscale hotel conveniently located to the new terminal, just six blocks south on Park Avenue. “Freddy” intended it to be done with true Vanderbilt class.

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  4. www.nytimes.com › 2007/10/01 › nyregionAt Reborn Plaza Hotel, a Party to Mark 100 Years - The New ...

    Oct 1, 2007 · He was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the heir to a famous fortune. His arrival was orchestrated by the Plaza’s first manager, who wanted the new hotel to open with a splashy, attention-getting...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 4_Park_Avenue4 Park Avenue - Wikipedia

    4 Park Avenue (formerly known as the Vanderbilt Hotel) is a 22-story building in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Warren and Wetmore, the structure was built for Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and opened in 1912 as a hotel. It is along the west side of Park Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets.

  6. untappedcities.com › breakers-vanderbilts-newportThe Breakers and the Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island

    3 days ago · You will learn about Alva Vanderbilt’s Newport mansion, Marble House, which spurred Alice to construct the Breakers, and how Howard Vanderbilt competed in the America’s Cup in Newport...

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  8. news.yale.edu › 2015/05/07 › yales-collectionsIn Yale’s collections, a treasure trove on the sinking of the ...

    May 7, 2015 · In Yale’s collections, a treasure trove on the sinking of the Lusitania. Alfred Vanderbilt, Yale College Class of 1889, might have considered himself to be a lucky man when he made the life-saving decision to cancel his trip on the Titanic — until, that is, he booked a ticket for a spring 1915 trip on the Lusitania.