Vintage Hotel LINCOLN 4 Star New York City matchbook Harry James Orchestra
 
Topic: Hotel/Motel/Restaurant
Contains Matches: 20
Striker Attached: Yes
This is a previously owned front striker matchbook in its original state. It is in pristine condition. Includes 20 unstruck matches. See images.
Front: Hotel **** LINCOLN NEW YORK'S 4 STAR HOTEL [address]
Color: White and silver on blue background
Back: BLUE ROOM HARRY JAMES And His Orchestra
Side: 1400 ROOMS WITH BATH, SHOWER, RADIO & SERVIDORS
Inside: 20 unstruck matches. Enjoy **** 4 STAR HOTEL in New York Single from $3.00 Double from $4.00. * for BUSINESS * for DINING * for RECREATION * for QUIET SLEEP
History: "The Hotel Lincoln was the largest hotel in Manhattan when it opened on February 13, 1928, one day after the 119th anniversary of the birth of its namesake, Abraham Lincoln. It featured a towering mast on top with neon lettering reading `HOTEL LINCOLN' which was lit on opening day by Governor Al Smith, who pressed a button in Albany to illuminate it. It was originally owned by the Kramer family and then by Maria Kramer, a dancer once married to Max Kramer, until the 1950s. It was purchased by prominent American real estate developer William Zeckendorf in September 1957, remodeled, and renamed the Manhattan Hotel. The existing Hotel Lincoln sign was removed and in 1958 a sign was added to replace it—an enormous letter `M,' 31 feet wide and 12 feet deep. Zeckendorf ran the Manhattan until 1964 when it was sold to the English and became the Royal Manhattan." [WIKIPEDIA] After many transitions, the hotel today is known as the Row NYC Hotel (see Wikipedia entry under that name.).