Inside the Plaza

by Morehouse, Ward

• ISBN13: 9781557834683
• ISBN10: 1557834687
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

Summary

From Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald cavorting in the Pulitzer Fountain to Ivana Trump patrolling the halls to inspect the rooms, this is the Plaza Hotel as no one has ever seen it, or been permitted to see it. The Plaza is the place where the Beatles headquartered when they invaded America. It's where George M. Cohan held court during the golden era of Broadway. It's where Marilyn busted a strap on cue, where Cary Grant started out from when he traveled North By Northwest, and where Macauley Culkin stayed after staying Home Alone. From the railroad tracks in the basement to the vast luxury suites overlooking Central Park, this is the full story behind the gilded doors, the inside scoop direct from the people who have cavorted there and worked there.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	8	(3)
Prologue	11	(10)
Laying the Foundations -- High Society, High Finance, High Risk	21	(14)
The Art of Design, and of Living, at The Plaza	35	(15)
A Virtual Tour of The Plaza	50	(26)
Conrad, Zsa Zsa, Donald, and Ivana	76	(16)
Plaza Movies -- At Home, But Not Alone	92	(10)
The Beatles, Neil Simon, and Other Artists	102	(16)
The Nightclub Era -- Hildegarde and The Persian Room	118	(12)
``It's Me, Eloise''	130	(9)
Balls, Weddings, Potentates, and an Anniversary	139	(30)
Behind the Front Desk -- Getting Personal With the Personnel	169	(31)
Parting Thoughts	200	(7)
THE PLAZA BUSINESS -- PART II
The Prince, The Chairman, and the Future	207	(15)
List of Awards	222	(1)
Index	223