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[[File:Hotel Chandler 12 East 31 Street.jpg|thumb|Hotel Chandler, 12 East 31 Street, 2011]]
'''Hotel Le Marquis''' is a 14 floor hotel in New York City at 12 [[31st Street (Manhattan)|East 31st Street]] and 131 [[Madison Avenue]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hotel Le Marquis New York City |url=https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/durst/cul:6t1g1jwt0p |website=Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>
'''Hotel Le Marquis''' is a 14 floor hotel in New York City at 12 [[31st Street (Manhattan)|East 31st Street]] and 131 [[Madison Avenue]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hotel Le Marquis New York City |url=https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/durst/cul:6t1g1jwt0p |website=Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>


It was designed by the architect [[Albert Buchman]] and built in 1907.<ref name="Hotel Online"/>
It was designed by the architect [[Albert Buchman]] and built in 1907.<ref name="Hotel Online"/>


Singer [[Marion Harris]] died in this hotel on April 23, 1944, from a fire that started when she fell asleep while smoking in bed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redhotjazz.com/marionharris.html |title=Marion Harris |website=Redhotjazz.com |access-date=14 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507101221/http://www.redhotjazz.com/marionharris.html |archive-date=2009-05-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On November 21, 1955, the cartoonist and illustrator [[Gilbert Bundy]] killed himself in his apartment there, and "his body was found hanging by several neckties from a door hinge".<ref>{{cite news |title=Gilbert Bundy Hangs Self in Hotel Room |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109753542/ledger-enquirer/ |access-date=19 September 2022 |work=Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Georgia |date=22 November 1955}}</ref>

On November 21, 1955, the cartoonist and illustrator [[Gilbert Bundy]] killed himself in his apartment there, and "his body was found hanging by several neckties from a door hinge".<ref>{{cite news |title=Gilbert Bundy Hangs Self in Hotel Room |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109753542/ledger-enquirer/ |access-date=19 September 2022 |work=Ledger-Enquirer |location=Columbus, Georgia |date=22 November 1955 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


In 2004, it became Hotel Chandler.<ref name="Hotel Online">{{cite web |title=Following an Amicable Resolution Le Marquis New York Changes Name to Hotel Chandler |url=https://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2004_4th/Oct04_ChandlerNYC.html |website=Hotel Online |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>
In 2004, it became Hotel Chandler.<ref name="Hotel Online">{{cite web |title=Following an Amicable Resolution Le Marquis New York Changes Name to Hotel Chandler |url=https://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2004_4th/Oct04_ChandlerNYC.html |website=Hotel Online |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 19 May 2024

Hotel Chandler, 12 East 31 Street, 2011

Hotel Le Marquis is a 14 floor hotel in New York City at 12 East 31st Street and 131 Madison Avenue.[1]

It was designed by the architect Albert Buchman and built in 1907.[2]

Singer Marion Harris died in this hotel on April 23, 1944, from a fire that started when she fell asleep while smoking in bed.[3]

On November 21, 1955, the cartoonist and illustrator Gilbert Bundy killed himself in his apartment there, and "his body was found hanging by several neckties from a door hinge".[4]

In 2004, it became Hotel Chandler.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hotel Le Marquis New York City". Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Following an Amicable Resolution Le Marquis New York Changes Name to Hotel Chandler". Hotel Online. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Marion Harris". Redhotjazz.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Gilbert Bundy Hangs Self in Hotel Room". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. November 22, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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