The Hotel Edison NYC

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Notable stay

Hotel Edison is at 228 West 47th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Opened in 1931, it is part of the Triumph Hotels brand, owned by Shimmie Horn and Gerald Barad. Thomas Edison turned on the lights when it opened. It accommodated 1,000 guests on 26 floors and offered three restaurants. It attempted to mimic the telephone number PEnnsylvania 6-5000 of the Hotel Pennsylvania by using the telephone exchange name CIrcle 6-5000. Herbert J. Krapp was the architect, and Milton J. Kramer was the original owner. The hotel's ballroom was used as the Broadway theatres Arena Theatre in 1950 and as the Edison Theatre from 1972 until 1991, when it was converted back into a ballroom. Another former ballroom was home to Frances Edelstein's Cafe Edison from 1980 to 2014. (via Wikipedia)

Amenities

Location

What's nearby

• 🎡Times Square0.3 km
• 🏛️Museum of Broadway0.3 km
• 🎡McGraw-Hill Waterfall Tunnel0.3 km
• 🎡Times Square Ball0.4 km
• 🎡Ripley's Believe It or Not!0.4 km
• 🖼️Fountain Gallery0.4 km

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Within a short walk

Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.

Getting there & essentials

Nearest airport

✈️ West 30th Street Heliport — 1.8 km

Nearest station

🚉 Grand Central Terminal — 1.1 km

Nearest beach

🏖️ Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff — 3.1 km

Driving

Drives on the right

Currency

USD

Power

Type A/B plugs · 120 V · 60 Hz

Tap water

Generally safe to drink

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Street view