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Waldorf Astoria through the years: See pictures

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  • ( right,front ) President Jimmy Carter and his opponent Ronald Reagan ( left, front) extend their hands toward each other in a friendly gesture that was applauded by guests at the Al Smith Dinner. In middle is His Excellency John J. Maguire, behind are former N.Y. govenor Malcom Wilson and former NYC Mayor Abe Beame on Oct. 16, 1980 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
    Photo Credit: Newsday/Dave Pokress
  • Lt. Governor of New York Mario Cuomo,left, former President Jimmy Carter, center, and Rabbi Israel Mowshowitz, Chairman of the New York Board of Rabbis Centennial Dinner, right, sing the National Anthem at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.May 16, 1981
    Photo Credit: Newsday/Daniel Goodrich
  • President Barack Obama headlines a Democratic Party fundraiser at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan Monday May 13, 2013
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle
  • UN Ambassador Samantha Power left standing next to Secretary of State John Kerry, President Barak Obama and the United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice right after Obama's bilateral meeting with Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan at the Waldorf Astoria Sept 23, 2013
    Photo Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr.
  • In the famous two-story main ballroom in the Waldorf Astoria, there's a massive chandelier setting the scene for the fabulous weddings, parties and charitable events that take place there.
    Photo Credit: Meghan Giannotta
  • The Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Jeff Bachner
  • The Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Jeff Bachner
  • The Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Jeff Bachner

The famed Waldorf Astoria in New York City has been around in one capacity or another since 1893 when it first opened as a 13-story hotel on Fifth Avenue. 

The iconic hotel, which has called Park Avenue its home since 1931, is slated to close on March 1 for renovations that could take up to three years. The building’s owner, China-based Anbang Insurance Group, announced plans to convert 1,000 of the hotel’s rooms into luxury apartments last July. 

Take a look back at the hotel’s more than 100 years of events, performances and history.

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