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Article: 100 YEARS CELEBRATED AT ALGONQUIN HOTEL.(CAPITAL REGION)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 23, 2002
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Byline: Associated Press
NEW YORK -- The famed Algonquin Hotel threw itself a 100th birthday party Friday, recalling the glory days when literary legends gathered in its oak-paneled lobby to turn phrases and tip back drinks.
In the room where Dorothy Parker and her sharp-tongued writer friends held court for years, the hotel held a luncheon to kick off months of celebrations to mark the centennial.
``Everything about the atmosphere here is a step back in time,'' said Andrea Marcovici, who has performed her cabaret act at the Algonquin for 15 years. ``The world is more glamorous here, more graceful.''
The hotel has taken pains to ...