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Belmont Hotel (New York City)

Coordinates: 40°45′7″N 73°58′42″W / 40.75194°N 73.97833°W / 40.75194; -73.97833
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Belmont Hotel
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Coordinates40°45′7″N 73°58′42″W / 40.75194°N 73.97833°W / 40.75194; -73.97833
Construction started1904
Construction stopped1908
Opened1908
Demolished1939
Height308 feet (94 m)

The Belmont Hotel was an early 20th-century skyscraper-like hotel at Park Avenue and 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The Belmont Hotel was built between 1904 and 1908. At 308 feet (94 m), it was the tallest hotel in the world when built and was demolished in 1939. The 42nd Street Airlines Terminal was built in its place.

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  • Emporis.com[usurped]
  • Turkel, Stanley (January 1, 2009). Great American Hoteliers: Pioneers of the Hotel Industry. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781449007522.