![]() ![]() There was no concept of entertainment too large or too grand for Elsa and she would do whatever she could to create the most fantastic party of the time. She was friends with all types of people and had a captivating ability to bring everyone she knew together under one roof to celebrate and have a good time. She was a resident in the Towers Suites, Suite 41C, from the early 1930s until her death in 1963, and hosted some of the most memorable parties in the hotel’s history during that time. When the current Waldorf Astoria hotel opened in 1931, Elsa Maxwell was already a house-hold name among the upper-echelons’ of society in New York City. By her twenties, Elsa developed a knack for organizing social events and theme parties for the rich here in the United States as well as overseas by 1927, however, the Depression put a hold on her “social calendar” for a few years. Although Elsa and her father were not rich, she was constantly surrounded by figures of a wealthy stature and she managed to easily submerse herself within the culture of “higher society”. She proclaims that she was born during the middle of an opera performance held at a theater in Keokuk, it seems that right from the very beginning, Elsa was meant to be in the public eye however, without factual evidence her statement has been difficult to prove for historians. He was so kind to our group.The Legacy of a Legendary New York City SocialiteĮlsa Maxwell gossip columnist, author, and New York socialite was born on in Keokuk, Iowa and was raised in San Francisco by her father, an insurance broker and a freelance writer for the New York Dramatic Mirror. Alexander Calder had a place that we Art Students from Music and Art visited and took him coat hangers during the war for his Mobiles. Please tell me where the Artist’s galleries were situated on 57th.St. What a shame they demolished it! It could have been a great landmark of NYC 5TH AVENUE. What a Beautiful building ( home )Mary Mason Jones’s was. Occasional facts are mentioned as in the new money building their own opera house Very interesting, love the costumes and mansion interiors in the TV show. I enjoyed this post so much! Thanks for sharing. I didn’t come across any research explaining the purpose of the chimney or when the alteration happened. ![]() The chimney addition seems like a “scar.” Any insight into the timeline there? Was this type of alteration common and do you think it was related to the demise of the other four units? I only saw that first episode but I’m planning to set some time aside to give it another look. An equally dull film from the time would be Age of Innocence by Scorsese. I turned the boring film off at the halfway point. Still, I’m looking forward to more characters based on real-life Gilded Age New Yorkers! But it is a television show, so the storylines are a bit soap opera-like. I thought it was pretty, and the costumes and interiors quite lovely. I saw the first episode and am planning to catch up on the last two. If you’ve seen it, I’d be interested to hear your thoughts. It’s fascinating to see this period brought to life in the current series, The Gilded Age. This isn’t a political comment in any way, but I do think Mary Jones and her crowd would consider him a textbook Shoddyite. Can you imagine what she’d think of the Tower? With her tastes and attitude toward the nouveaux riches, it’s fun to fantasize Mary Jones standing against Donald Trump. Thank you-Mary Jones was a feisty, powerful woman! ![]() You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.ġ5 Responses to “The socialite who built ‘marble row’ and changed the face of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue” ![]() You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. This entry was posted on Februat 2:33 am and is filed under Midtown, Upper East Side. Tags: Fifth Avenue Marble Mansions Gilded Age, Gilded Age Mansions Fifth Avenue, Lost Mansions of NYC Gilded Age, Mary Mason Jones Edith Wharton, Mary Mason Jones Marble ROw, Mary Mason Jones NYC Gilded Age ![]()
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