A Luncheon At The Ritz
January, 1966
at which the volatile theodore dreiser made a shambles of an auspiciously begun get-togetherOne of the Handsomest, best-managed and most glamorous hotels that ever graced the scene in mid-Manhattan was the old Ritz-Carlton, at Madison Avenue and 46th Street. Like so many other of New York's more attractive landmarks, it has long since fallen victim to insatiable wreckers, but in its day its Crystal Room (transformed into a main dining hall during the daytime), its intimate grillroom and its roma...
