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1. untappedcities.com › 2021/09/13 › gilded-age-fightGilded Age Fight for Queen Between Mrs. Astor and Alva Vanderbilt

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   3 days ago · Mrs. Astor, the queen bee, ruled New York society. In fact, she was so well known that her calling cards only had three words: The Mrs. Astor. Alva Vanderbilt was a force in her own right....

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2. untappedcities.com › 2020/09/03 › the-grand-centralIs the Grand Central Clock Worth $20 Million? - Untapped New York

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   3 days ago · Countless commuters have used the Grand Central clock, located in the atrium between track 27/28 on one end and Vanderbilt Hall on the other, to denote where to meet in Grand Central.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vanderbilt_housesVanderbilt houses - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873–1942) Townhouse (1882) [7] part of the Triple Palace at 640 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. The house was completely renovated in 1914 by Grace Vanderbilt at a cost of $500,000.

5. untappedcities.com › 2021/09/20 › vanderbilt-housesThe Vanderbilt Houses and Mansions in New York

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   3 days ago · Learn more about the two dozen Vanderbilt homes in New York that once pulled in the most affluent and famous of guests.

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     Cornelius Vanderbilt: America’s First Tycoon

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     A Celebration of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Gilded_Age_mansionsList of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Built for another Vanderbilt family heir, The Breakers, a Newport, Rhode Island seaside mansion epitomizes the Gilded Age mansion era with its opulence and size. Gilded Age mansions were lavish houses built between 1870 and the early 20th century by some of the richest people in the United States. These estates were raised by the nation's ...

8. grolierclub.omeka.net › exhibits › showThe Modern Colossus of Roads · Grolier Club Exhibitions

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   2 days ago · William Vanderbilt stands astride a network of railroad tracks with Cyrus Field and Jay Gould on his legs. Vanderbilt controlled the New York Central System, Field owned the New York Elevated Railway and Gould owned the Union Pacific and other railroads.

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   Who was Alva Vanderbilt?

   • Well, they were none other than “The Mrs. Astor” and Alva Vanderbilt. Mrs. Astor, the queen bee, ruled New York society. In fact, she was so well known that her calling cards only had three words: The Mrs. Astor. Alva Vanderbilt was a force in her own right. However, New York society shunned her, viewing Alva as an outsider and interloper.

   Gilded Age Fight for Queen Between Mrs. Astor and Alva Vanderbilt

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   Where can I find a book about the Vanderbilts?

   • The Vanderbilts and the Gilded Age: Architectural Aspirations, 1879–1901 (1st ed.). New York, New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 152–169. ISBN 0-312-05984-1. LCCN 90027083. OCLC 22957281. ^ MacKay, Robert B.; Baker, Anthony K.; Traynor, Carol A. (1997). Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940.

   List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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   How did Alva Vanderbilt change New York Society?

   • Alva Vanderbilt was a force in her own right. However, New York society shunned her, viewing Alva as an outsider and interloper. Despite their societal status, their petty feud (over opera boxes!) unbelievably changed New York society forever. In the hope of illuminating New York society in the Gilded Age, some background is needed.

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   Did the Vanderbilt family build a house?

   • From the late 1870s to the 1920s, the Vanderbilt family employed some of the best Beaux-Arts architects and decorators in the United States to build an unequaled string of townhouses in New York City and palaces on the East Coast of the United States. Many of the Vanderbilt houses are now National Historic Landmarks.

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10. www.youtube.com › watchKenny Kisses Whitney | My Big Fat Fabulous Life | TLC

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    5 days ago · Whitney has her first kiss in over four years with Kenny. From Season 11, Episode 2, "Country Grammar"Subscribe to TLC: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTLC Facebook: ...

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