| Hotel Edison | |
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 The hotel as seen from515 Madison Avenue, 1933 | |
 Interactive map of Hotel Edison | |
| General information | |
| Location | 228 West47th Street,Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′35″N73°59′10″W / 40.75968°N 73.98611°W /40.75968; -73.98611 |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Owner | Shimmie Horn Gerald Barad |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Herbert J. Krapp |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Hotel Edison is at 228 West47th Street inMidtown Manhattan, New York City. Opened in 1931, it is part of theTriumph Hotels brand, owned by Shimmie Horn and Gerald Barad.[1]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 numberPEnnsylvania 6-5000 of theHotel Pennsylvania by using thetelephone exchange name CIrcle 6-5000.Herbert J. Krapp was the architect,[2] and Milton J. Kramer was the original owner. The hotel'sballroom was used as theBroadway theatres Arena Theatre in 1950 and as theEdison Theatre from 1972 until 1991, when it was converted back into a ballroom. Another former ballroom was home toFrances Edelstein's Cafe Edison from 1980 to 2014.
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In the early 1950s, "Glorious"Gloria Parker and her orchestra hosted an evening broadcast onWOR from the Hotel Edison. Parker would open the show with theglass harp (or musical glasses) and feature the popular Latin sound on hermarimba with her orchestra.
Henry Jerome was a band leader at the hotel when he heard fromBill Randle about a trio. This led the signing ofDorsey Burnette,Johnny Burnette andPaul Burlison to a management contract. Jerome got Johnny a daytime job as an elevator operator at the hotel and movedThe Rock and Roll Trio in the hotel from theYMCA. He secured a contract for the trio with GAC (General Artists Corporation) and with the Coral division ofDecca Records.
The hallway walking scene precedingLuca Brasi's murder in the 1972 filmThe Godfather was filmed in the hotel. It was the penthouse inWoody Allen's 1994 filmBullets over Broadway.Neil Simon's 2001 play45 Seconds from Broadway is set in the hotel's cafe.[3]Michael Keaton is seen drinking at the hotel's bar, the Rum House, in the 2014 filmBirdman.[4]
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