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Pabst Hotel
Demolished hotel in Manhattan, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pabst Hotel occupied the north side of 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City, between 7th Avenue and Broadway, in Longacre Square, from 1899 to 1902. It was demolished to make room for the new headquarters of The New York Times, for which Longacre Square was renamed Times Square.
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General information | |
Location | New York City |
Address | 153 West 42nd Street (also 1469 Broadway and 603 7th Avenue)[1] |
Construction started | October 1898 |
Opened | November 11, 1899 |
Demolished | November 24, 1902 |
Cost | $225,000 |
Renovation cost | $50,000 |
Owner | Charles Thorley |
Technical details | |
Structural system | steel-frame |
Material | limestone |
Floor count | 9 |
Grounds | 58 x 25 feet |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Henry F. Kilburn |
Other designers | Otto Strack (portico) |
Main contractor | Robinson & Wallace[2] |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 35 guestrooms |
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To the Pabst Brewing Company, the hotel and its restaurants were part of a nationwide program for promoting its beer. This facility, however, conflicted not only with the Times, but also with plans for New York's new subway system.