1953 Belmont Plaza Hotel New York, NY Postcard

1953 vintage postcard. The 800-room Belmont Plaza Hotel opened between 1935 and 1939 at Lexington Avenue and 49th Street, New York City. It was built in 1928 and opened as the Montclair. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis got their start as a team at the Glass Hat, a club there. It was THE place to go for dinner and dancing. It was demolished in 1977 to make way for the construction of the Waldorf Astoria Towers, which are part of the larger Waldorf Astoria complex.