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Grand "Colorama" Ballroom: Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N.Y.

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58626616


Item data

Title

Grand "Colorama" Ballroom: Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Collection

Historical postcards of New York City
New York City -- Hotels -- M-Z

Names

Colourpicture Publishers (Firm) (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1938 - 1969 (Approximate)
Place: Boston 15, Mass., New York Office, 489 Fifth Avenue
Publisher: Colourpicture

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Hot-M-Z

Subjects

Hotels -- New York (State) -- New York
Ballrooms

Genres

Postcards

Physical Description

Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Offset photomechanical prints

Abstract

"Grand Ballroom, Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N.Y., is the 'room of a million moods'--the most beautiful ballroom in the world. 3,000 people can dance on its smooth floor; 2,000 dine without crowding. Clark St. station of 7th Ave. I.R.T. subway is in the hotel; 2 minutes from Boro Hall, 4 minutes from Wall St., 15 from Times Square."--printed on verso.

Identifiers

Barcode: 33433086715186
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dd6fba70-700b-013b-399f-0242ac110005

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1938

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Grand "Colorama" Ballroom: Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N.Y." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd6fba70-700b-013b-399f-0242ac110005

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1938 - 1969). Grand "Colorama" Ballroom: Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N.Y. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd6fba70-700b-013b-399f-0242ac110005

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Grand "Colorama" Ballroom: Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N.Y." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd6fba70-700b-013b-399f-0242ac110005

Wikipedia citation

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