Hotel Belleclaire Broadway and West 77th Street - 1914
The Hotel Belleclaire, a NYC landmarks, at 2175 Broadway, on the southwest corner of West 77th Street, seen from Broadway, in 1914. Photographer: William J. Roege (1893-1970). Source: New-York Historical Society.
The 10-story high Belleclaire was developed by Albert Saxe as an apartment hotel, completed in 1903 and was one of several apartment hotels built along Broadway on the Upper West Side. Emery Roth was the architect. The hotel incorporates elements of the Art Nouveau and Secession styles. The building was executed in red brick with limestone, terra cotta and metal detailing. Composed of three symmetrically massed pavilions with an entrance court on 77th Street and two light courts on the south elevation.
The city's first subway line opened in 1904 with a station at Broadway and 79th Street. Since 2014, the hotel is operated by Triumph Hotels.
The Ansonia Apartment Hotel on Broadway, between West 73rd St. and West 74th St.
Hotel Belleclaire Broadway and West 77th Street - 1914
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