Astoria is a placename, ultimately named for businessman

John Jacob Astor John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor who made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by History of opium in China, smuggl ...

(1763–1848), in the 1840s the wealthiest person in the United States and, as a hotel name, his great-grandson

William Waldorf Astor William Waldorf "Willy" Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (31 March 1848 – 18 October 1919) was an American-British attorney, politician, businessman (hotels and newspapers), and philanthropist. Astor was a scion of the very wealthy Astor family of ...

(1848–1919). The name was first used for

Fort Astoria Fort Astoria (also named Fort George) was the primary fur trading post of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company (PFC). A maritime contingent of PFC staff was sent on board the ''Tonquin (1807 ship), Tonquin'', while another party traveled overl ...

, built in 1811 at the mouth of the Columbia River (in what is now Oregon) for John Jacob Astor's

Pacific Fur Company The Pacific Fur Company (PFC) was an American fur trade venture wholly owned and funded by John Jacob Astor that functioned from 1810 to 1813. It was based in the Pacific Northwest, an area contested over the decades between the United Kingdom o ...

Places

United States

Astoria, Illinois Astoria (formerly "Vienna") is an incorporated town in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,141 at the 2010 census. Geography Astoria is located in southwestern Fulton County at (40.227439, -90.357791). U.S. Route 24 pa ...

(1837) ** Astoria Township, Fulton County, Illinois *

Astoria, Missouri Astoria is an unincorporated community in northeastern Wright County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The community is located at an elevation of 1227 feet above Beaver Creek adjacent to the Mark Twain National Forest. Manes is approximately ...

(1844) *

Astoria, Queens Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City to the southwest, Sunnyside to the southeast ...

, neighborhood in New York City (1839) * Astoria, Oregon, named for

(1811) * Astoria, South Dakota (1900, named for Astoria, Oregon)

Other places

Astoria, Budapest Astoria is the colloquial, unofficial name of a major road intersection in the Budapest city centre and it can also refer to a station of the M2 metro line. It is named after Grand Hotel Astoria at its corner. It is the crossing point of Rákó ...

, a major junction in central Budapest, named after the Astoria Grand Hotel at its corner ** Astoria (Budapest Metro) * Astoria Boulevard, a boulevard in New York City **

Astoria Boulevard (BMT Astoria Line) The Astoria Boulevard station (also known as Astoria Boulevard–Hoyt Avenue station) is an express station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. Located on 31st Street between Astoria Boulevard and the Grand Central Parkway (In ...

, a subway stop along the boulevard *

Astoria Canyon Astoria Canyon is a submarine canyon 10 miles (16 km) offshore from the mouth of the Columbia River The Columbia River ( Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest rive ...

, a submarine abyss near the mouth of the Columbia River *

Astoria Park Astoria Park is a public park in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The park is situated on the eastern shore of the Hell Gate, a strait of the East River, between Ditmars Boulevard to the north and Hoyt Avenue to the south. ...

, a park located in Queens, New York.

Art, entertainment, and media

* ''Astoria'' (book), an 1836 account of the founding of Astoria, Oregon by Washington Irving

Fictional entities

* the wife of ''Muppet Show'' character Waldorf * Astoria Greengrass, a minor character in the ''Harry Potter'' series * a cartoon character from Dave Sim's ''

Cerebus the Aardvark ''Cerebus'' (; also ''Cerebus the Aardvark'') is a comic book series created by Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim, which ran from December 1977 until March 2004. The title character of the 300-issue series is an anthropomorphic aardvark who takes on ...

'' * a country in

Jura Soyfer Jura Soyfer (8 December 1912, Kharkov, Russian Empire – 15/16 February 1939, Buchenwald concentration camp, Germany) was an Austrian political journalist and cabaret writer. Life Jura Soyfer was the son of the industrialist Vladimir Soyfer a ...

's play ''Astoria''

Music

* ''Astoria'' (Tony Bennett album) 1990 * ''Astoria'', a 2006 album by

The Shys The Shys were a five piece indie rock band from Southern California, Their line-up consisted of Kyle Krone, Chris Wulff, Riley Stephenson, and Ryan Hansen. Their debut CD, titled ''Astoria'', was released on Sire Records on July 11, 2006. R ...

* ''Astoria'' (Marianas Trench album) 2015

Edifices and enterprises

* Astoria, Amsterdam, a Jugendstil Office building in Amsterdam *

Astoria, Stockholm Astoria was a cinema in Stockholm, located on Nybrogatan, a street in the Östermalm Östermalm (; "Eastern city-borough") is a 2.56 km2 large district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 71,802 inhabitants, it is one of the most populou ...

, a cinema in Stockholm, Sweden * Astoria Theatre, Brighton, a theatre in Brighton, England *

Coast Guard Air Station Astoria Coast Guard Air Station Astoria was established August 14, 1964 at Astoria Regional Airport in Warrenton, Oregon, United States. The unit houses 67 active duty, 24 reserve duty and one civilian personnel. The unit operates three Sikorsky MH-6 ...

, a U.S. Coast Guard facility in Astoria, Oregon *

, an historic fur trading station located in modern Astoria, Oregon *

London Astoria The London Astoria was a music venue at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England. Originally a warehouse during the 1920s, the building became a cinema and ballroom. It was converted for use as a theatre in the 1970s. After further develop ...

, a former music venue *

Kaufman Astoria Studios The Kaufman Astoria Studios is a film studio located in the Astoria section of the New York City borough of Queens. The studio was constructed for Famous Players-Lasky in 1920, since it was close to Manhattan's Broadway theater district. The pr ...

, a film and television studio in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City

Hotels

Hotel Astoria (Copenhagen) Hotel Astoria is a design hotel located next to the Central Station in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building is an early example of Functionalist architecture in Denmark. History The building was designed as a station hotel for the Danish State R ...

, Denmark *

Hotel Astoria (Saint Petersburg) Hotel Astoria (russian: гости́ница «Асто́рия») is a five-star hotel in Saint Petersburg, Russia, that first opened in December 1912. It has 213 bedrooms, including 52 suites, and is located on Saint Isaac's Square, next to Sain ...

, Russia *

Waldorf–Astoria (disambiguation) Waldorf Astoria New York is a historic Manhattan hotel built in 1931. Waldorf–Astoria may also refer to: * Waldorf-Astoria (1893–1929), the predecessor of the current Waldorf Astoria New York * Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, a hospitality h ...

Danubius Hotel Astoria Danubius Hotel Astoria is a four-star hotel in the centre of Budapest, which opened on 14 March 1914. It has 138 rooms, including three suites. The hotel is managed by the Danubius Hotels Group as a member of its Classic Collection brand. It is ...

(Budapest), Hungary (1914)

Sports

Astoria Bydgoszcz Astoria Bydgoszcz, also known as simply Astoria, is a Polish multi-sports club most known for the professional men's basketball team, based in Bydgoszcz. Playing in the Polish Basketball League and in the past in the FIBA Korać Cup. History In ...

, a sport association and basketball team in Bydgoszcz, Poland, established in 1924 *

FC Astoria Walldorf FC Astoria Walldorf is a German association football club from the town of Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg. The club is named after John Jacob Astor, who was born in Walldorf in 1763 and later emigrated to the United States where he became a suc ...

, a German association football club from the town of Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg

Vessels

* MS ''Astoria'', a cruise ship laid up in Eleusis Bay, Greece * MV ''Astoria'', a 1946 cruise ship of Brock Pierce * , a steamship * USS ''Astoria'', several U.S. Navy vessels *

Astoria (recording studio) ''Astoria'' is a grand houseboat, built in 1911 for impresario Fred Karno and adapted as a recording studio in the 1980s by its new owner, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. It is moored on the River Thames at Hampton in the London Borough of ...

, David Gilmour's recording studio/houseboat

Other uses

Astoria River The Astoria River is a short river in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is an early tributary of the Athabasca River. The Astoria forms in the Tonquin Valley, collecting meltwater from the Fraser Glacier, The Ramparts, Mount Erebus, Moun ...

, in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada * "Astoria", a codename for ADO.NET Data Services