Manhattan · NYC landmark
Algonquin Hotel
59-61 West 44th Street · Manhattan, New York City
A literary gathering place connects New York’s writers, critics and theater community.
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NYFE Summary
Critics and humorists gathered for the Algonquin Round Table lunches, including Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley and Alexander Woollcott. Proprietor Frank Case encouraged the hotel’s links with writers and theater people.
Projecting metal window bays run up the narrow street front. Pale stone at the base contrasts with the brick above. The hotel continues to interpret the literary group’s history through its Round Table space.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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