Commodore Hotel, Grand Central New York 1945 Lobster in wonderfully vibrant shades of

in wonderfully vibrant shades of green and red

Portly men brandish glasses of claret or chomp cigars alongside their pretty wives and we love the solemn waiters in formal dress

Located on the second and third floors of 7-9 Mott Street

Montana for Yellowstone Park

Courtesy Private Collection

Commodore Hotel, Grand Central New York 1945 Lobster in wonderfully vibrant shades ofNamed after Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, the railroad tycoon and founder of the New York Central Railroad System, the Commodore Hotel was constructed adjacent to Grand Central Station and opened in 1919. The stately building was hailed as Yorks newest and most up to date hotel . . . containing 2,000 rooms with baths and circulating ice water in every room. It also had what was then called the most beautiful lobby in the world, with a waterfall and