Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company
Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company (also Waldorf-Astoria Segar Company) was the cigar company of the original Waldorf–Astoria (New York, 1893), Waldorf–Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, New York City. Its headquarters were located in the building's basement on the Fifth Avenue. The humidors were situated in a lower basement, as was the company's Cuban cigar stock. Its value was estimated between US$300,000-$400,000. Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company and its contemporaries, such A. Schulte & Company, A. Schulte and Robert E. Lane Company, Robert E. Lane, grew out of the local competition caused by the large volume of sales and uniform business methods of the United Cigar Stores. Life (magazine), ''Life Magazine'' advertised that the first shipment of the ''LA SAVOIE'' brand of Havana cigars ever made to the US was made to the Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company. Notable people George Boldt served as president and director of the Waldorf-Astoria Segar Company, as well as the Waldorf Astoria Hot ...
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Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York. Located near the southern tip of New York State, Manhattan is based in the Eastern Time Zone and constitutes both the geographical and demographic center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. Over 58 million people live within 250 miles of Manhattan, which serves as New York City’s economic and administrative center, cultural identifier, and the city’s historical birthplace. Manhattan has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world, is considered a safe haven for global real estate investors, and hosts the United Nations headquarters. New York City is the headquarters of th ...
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