What happened to the Grand hotel in New York?

The hotel transformed redefined the contemporary hotel, making it a place not just for transient visitors but also a social hot spot for New York’s high society. It was torn down in 1929 in order to build the Empire State Building, and its present-day successor was built not long after.

Why did the Grand Central hotel Collapse?

Collapse. On August 3, 1973, allegedly due in part to illegal alterations on a basement bearing wall, a section of the Broadway facade of the structure, then known as the University Hotel, collapsed onto Broadway, killing four residents of the hotel.

What does SOHO stand for in NY?

South of Houston
Short for South of Houston (pronounced HOUSE-tin) Street, the neighborhood of SoHo got its name from the catchy naming acronyms that keep popping up. It is also a play on the London neighborhood of the same name. Other New York City acronyms are DUMBO and TriBeCa.

Did the New York Dolls collapse a building?

That building actually did collapse on August 9, 1973 and four people died. However, it collapsed at 5 p.m., and the New York Dolls were not present. The building itself — which also housed a hotel — was famous in Greenwich Village.

Where was the Mercer Arts Center?

The center housed five Off-Broadway theaters. The Mercer Arts Center was named after the street it faced. The front door was at 240 Mercer Street, north of Bleecker Street and east of Washington Square.

What hotel was on Home Alone 2?

The Plaza
Although the hotel’s most famous resident, obviously, is Eloise. For me, though, The Plaza will always be where Kevin McCallister stayed in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. I saw the movie at least twice at the Cheri Theater in Murray, Kentucky, when it came out in 1992.

Is the hotel room at the end of Home Alone 2 Real?

Although the Plaza has penthouse suites in real-life, the penthouse suite in the end of the film was shot at the Conrad Hilton Suite at the Hilton Chicago. After the release of the second film, bookings at the Plaza skyrocketed. Every Christmas season, the Plaza offers the Home Alone 2 package.

Where Home Alone 2 was filmed?

The production budget was $28 million. Principal photography took place from December 9, 1991 to May 1, 1992, over a course of 144 days; the film was shot in Winnetka, Illinois; O’Hare International Airport in Chicago; Evanston, Illinois; and New York City.