

🏢Now an office building, no longer a hotel
👁️Look up—the ornamentation is stunning
Once the "Waldorf of Harlem," this 1913 landmark became a haven for Black icons like Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali when most NYC hotels shut them out.
Historic landmark building
Self-guided audio tour
African American heritage
Civil rights history


🏢Now an office building, no longer a hotel
👁️Look up—the ornamentation is stunning
Once the "Waldorf of Harlem," this 1913 landmark became a haven for Black icons like Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali when most NYC hotels shut them out.
Historic landmark building
Self-guided audio tour
African American heritage
Civil rights history