tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post193479260094050079..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1904 Prince George Hotel -- 14 East 28th StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-74581564185852118552023-06-06T03:41:24.011-07:002023-06-06T03:41:24.011-07:00My time at the hotel was under the welfare times. ...My time at the hotel was under the welfare times. I can't say they were bad. There was a sense of community but at the same time I was very young. I was happy with my family in our tiny room amid all the bad stuff that happened around us. I'm happy the building is being put to good use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-13057338245327176622023-03-13T03:17:45.902-07:002023-03-13T03:17:45.902-07:00My story is not like the others but it’s real. I ...My story is not like the others but it’s real. I had an Uncle, Uncle Norman Gene Andrews who stayed there in the 1950s during a business conference with The Addressograph/ Multigraph Corp. He did have a room mate. Someone how Uncle z Norman fell to his death off a 6th floor fire escape. No one knows why, but his hands showed that he tried to hold on. He was a wonderful man with wife and young son. He had a successful career in military before this. It’s just an odd story. He left behind 14 siblings back in Indiana Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-35936630007750949512023-01-02T15:24:14.469-08:002023-01-02T15:24:14.469-08:00I was there as a teen with my sister and my dad, I...I was there as a teen with my sister and my dad, In late 1985 Im very happy were never experienced such terrible things as it says on the article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-63264898227400848732021-10-24T02:18:30.589-07:002021-10-24T02:18:30.589-07:00In the early 70's I would often come by the ho...In the early 70's I would often come by the hotel just to sit in the lobby and enjoy the feel of old-time elegance while observing the interesting variety of fellow loungers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-79732267530903847052021-04-29T03:31:25.022-07:002021-04-29T03:31:25.022-07:00omg I have to say that I Praise God for blessing m...omg I have to say that I Praise God for blessing me and my 2 lil sons to reside here in 1986-88 it was all elegance for us..we didnt side with the negative..we lived here as if we were wealthy..our room was 542 clean decent elegant ..it was an experience I will always remember..and I thank you so much ..God Bless Prince George Hotel����❤❤❤��Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07259752604587576043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-80062644255526777842021-04-01T20:35:51.383-07:002021-04-01T20:35:51.383-07:00Got out of the Army in 71 and wanted to attend cla...Got out of the Army in 71 and wanted to attend classes at the school of visual arts...took a bus to NYC and was just a green kid, never having been to the city before. Met a traveler on the bus who lived in Brooklyn and offered to help me get acquainted to the city.I think I had found the hotel somehow before making the trip as I needed to save$$... I only stayed there for 3 to 4 days but it was quite clean and oddly Victorian in style. I remember the bathroom had porcelain handles on the sink with a black and white checkered floor. One window that looked out to a building facing the window 20 ft away. Never went back to NYC...couldn't afford to live there, and couldn't afford art school. Just a poor artist that missed a good opportunity...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-60584029956185545172021-01-11T02:36:16.757-08:002021-01-11T02:36:16.757-08:00I was one of those “hotel kids.” You left out the ...I was one of those “hotel kids.” You left out the story of the little girl I knew who was murdered while living there, Myer Figueroa. Her death devastated my family because we knew her well. We don’t all stay in poverty as expected. I am a Registered Nurse with a Masters degree, and I also do well in the stock market during it’s ups and downs. As good as picking them as Warren Buffett. My mother had 6 kids, and all of us are doing well today. Upper middle classQuest251https://www.blogger.com/profile/05811980601674050263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-31234138111458525192020-10-17T12:00:21.386-07:002020-10-17T12:00:21.386-07:00Just come across a wooden coat hanger with the tex...Just come across a wooden coat hanger with the text 'PRINCE GEORGE HOTEL 14E 28TH ST. N.Y.C.' in my wardrobe! No idea where it came from - I live in England & am not aware of anyone in my family who has been there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-15446341166704336372017-11-19T12:19:06.333-08:002017-11-19T12:19:06.333-08:00My God! I used to live there. I'd stay for few...My God! I used to live there. I'd stay for few months just to get away. I lived in Brooklyn and worked in the city. Young dreamer, I would sometimes leave my mom's apartment to play the rich girl on Fifth Avenue. I would take a cab to work, come by cab from 17th street and 6th Ave just to spend my lunch hour, watching TV. The doorman always got a tip and I usually gave him $1 for the paper. It was a nice hotel. Did I use those yellow cabs? There were times, I would use them to take a quick visit to Mama's for her delicious rice and beans. Those were the days. I was just running away from love, from the guy who could not disclose his sentiments, even though, he was visiting me for years. I was young, chaste and romantically stupid. Fifty years later, the guy still occupies my heart. Memory lane! And New York was much better. The days when I could just walk in, buy a ticket to watch a show at Radio City. I'm today a Freelance writer. I dream of becoming a Nobel Prize winner. Wow! My novel, which I spent time writing at the Prince George came out last year. "WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE, JESSICA?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-51202423487844350942016-12-30T05:54:25.779-08:002016-12-30T05:54:25.779-08:00I stayed there about 6 months in 1982 when I was w...I stayed there about 6 months in 1982 when I was working in NYC for AT&T.Glad it is still there. DES..Canton Ga.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-90475230223166240212015-08-10T20:57:58.542-07:002015-08-10T20:57:58.542-07:00Happy memories Steve. I also stayed there prior to...Happy memories Steve. I also stayed there prior to a camping trip leaving from NYC to LA and back again in the summer or '79. Checked in on my own late at night after a flight from LHR, my first trip abroad. Scary but for a naiive 21 year old Brit, what an adventure! Stayed there for a night before the return flight home but experience wasn't so exciting .. six weeks on, I was a seasoned traveller .. lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-80123852437753514892015-01-11T19:57:34.986-08:002015-01-11T19:57:34.986-08:00It's good to see the hotel alive and well agai...It's good to see the hotel alive and well again i was once considered a "hotel kid" I lived there during the late 80's when the homeless rate was at a all time high but my family got out we did well for ourselves and I can say it was an experience living there but I'm glad it's better then before Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-64569761541451803582014-10-30T20:04:50.674-07:002014-10-30T20:04:50.674-07:00Stayed here for six weeks my first time in NY. Gre...Stayed here for six weeks my first time in NY. Great view of the Empire State lights at night. I must have just missed the downturn. I was there in summer 1980 had a great time. Rooms were great. Affordable clean pleasant staff, mostly Trinidadian, a real treat by NY standards. Vaulted ceilings. Super hot shower and huge plush towels. We came as a group of twelve professional photographers throughout the country and we've all been. Big Apple boosters. Like the saying goes, "The rest of the country is just a suburb of New York!!"Cliff Lancehttp://dkmfilmstudios.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-79712837519995050842014-07-14T07:55:25.298-07:002014-07-14T07:55:25.298-07:00Thanks..Thanks..gracehttp://www.google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-38538856529261767392013-12-16T03:10:39.403-08:002013-12-16T03:10:39.403-08:00 Stayed a the Prince George for a week in 196... Stayed a the Prince George for a week in 1963 while attending the Charles of the Ritz School of Advanced Hairstyling located at 149 Madison Ave. I was 19 at the time and had a great time in the Big AppleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-40965691895628233682013-07-30T15:10:02.581-07:002013-07-30T15:10:02.581-07:00just found a photo of a retirement dinner for a Mr...just found a photo of a retirement dinner for a Mr. Reginald Claris dated January 17, 1957 in the dining room at the Prince George Hotel. I believe he retired as a ticket seller in Penn Station. quite an elegant photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-20600180428953419882013-03-25T11:26:56.416-07:002013-03-25T11:26:56.416-07:00We stayed here all through the late '60's ...We stayed here all through the late '60's and '70's. My father was a radio station manager in Connecticut, and got "duebills" to stay at the Prince George for free. Many happy memories of my younger days. I remember the Belmore Cafeteria right nearby which had great French Toast and all the New York cabbies used to frequent. My older brother spent his wedding night at The Prince George! That was before he started making money. Great old place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-80744446555806660062013-02-11T05:36:55.590-08:002013-02-11T05:36:55.590-08:00A dear friend of mine lives at the Prince George a...A dear friend of mine lives at the Prince George and I found the main room on the main level to be quite interesting in its history and beauty. This once hotel must have a resting place for many wealthy people in its hayday!! My friend's efficiency is tight in size but suits his living purpose.<br />Was happy to read that organizations were interested in restoring such a once grand hotel.<br />Judy R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-62727470404883658712010-11-21T10:22:10.968-08:002010-11-21T10:22:10.968-08:00A reader wrote:
Hi,
I was 21 when I stayed at th...A reader wrote:<br /><br />Hi,<br /><br />I was 21 when I stayed at the Prince George Hotel on my first ever visit to New York in September 1979.<br /><br />We were a party of about 15 Brits camping across America in a Minivan, our final destination after leaving L.A. a month earlier was the Prince George.<br /><br />Via Google Earth I thought I’d take a trip down memory lane to recall what it looked like, it was then that I stumbled on your page.<br /> <br />Thanks for the info re the history of the place. <br /><br />it is such a shame that it fell into disrepair/disrepute shortly after I’d left but great to see it has been restored to it’s former glory.<br /><br />Enjoyed reading that!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Steve O’Donovan<br />Cardiff,<br />Wales, UKTom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.com