The Barbizon Hotel was the foundation for independent life of many women who came to New York to start careers in writing, editing, modeling and acting, beginning in the Flapper era and continuing into the 1980s. These two recent book reviews say it all and much more eloquently than I can. From names you've heard, due to the success of the women, to those who came to stay and stayed for years due to rent control, The Barbizon is a hotel that has had a place in women's history. I wish there were more places like it today. If you know where they are, please leave a comment including links to properties!
The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free
By Paulina Bren
Excerpt: Bren draws on impressive amount of archival research and pays tender attention to each of the women she profiles. (Includes Grace Kelly, Ali MacGraw, Candice Bergen, Physician Rashad and several writers.)
Excerpt: New York City once had more than a hundred residential hotels, places like the Algonquin ... the Carlyle ... the Plaza ...
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