The 1,500 Workers Who Ran The Waldorf Between Midnight and Dawn

The 1,500 Workers Who Ran The Waldorf Between Midnight and Dawn Subscribe to the channel: @BehindTheGatesYT The original Waldorf Astoria opened on March 13, 1893 and did not close for 36 years. By 1905, the hotel booked over 2 million dollars in annual revenue. Its laundry processed 10,000 pieces of linen every 24 hours. Its boilers burned 49 tons of coal a day. Between midnight and dawn, an invisible army of up to 600 workers reset the entire performance of luxury by hand, so that by 6:15 AM the lobby was perfect and the bread was warm. Almost no guest ever knew they were there. In this video, we talk about what really kept the Waldorf running through the night including the side entrance on 34th Street, the time book in the basement, the laundry forty women fed by hand beneath the ballroom, the polishers whose fingers stained black with rouge, the engineers who held the building up, Oscar Tschirky's notebook of 1,500 names, the demolition that erased an army in 1929, Lucius Boomer's 1934 memorandum that saved the night staff during the Depression, the union contracts that finally raised their wages, the machines that quietly replaced the hands, and the final shift on March 1, 2017. Subscribe so you never miss the histories the marble lobbies were designed to bury. Comment where you are watching from and what you make of the people who worked the Waldorf night shift. Share this on Facebook, Reddit, or your group chats if it moved you, because you are the reason this channel exists. Note: We Use Public Domain Photos. Copyright & Fair Use Disclaimer: • We use images and content in accordance with YouTube’s Fair Use guidelines. • Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” Thumbnail Disclaimer: Thumbnail images are satirical, digitally created graphics. Section 107 of the Copyright Act outlines the principles of fair use and identifies examples such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research as categories potentially qualifying under fair use. Content Disclaimer: This video is created for entertainment purposes ONLY. Nothing presented should be interpreted as factual, verified, or evidentiary. The title and thumbnail may be exaggerated for entertainment value and should not be considered proof of any claims made within the video. All statements reflect opinion, speculation, or humorous analysis and are intended solely for entertainment and comedic interpretation. #documentary #history #gildedage #BehindTheGates #WaldorfAstoria #GildedAge #NewYorkHistory #HotelHistory #LaborHistory #HiddenHistory #AstorFamily #OldNewYork #OscarOfTheWaldorf #ParkAvenue #FifthAvenue #EmpireStateBuilding #GeorgeBoldt #ServantHistory #LuxuryHotels #AmericanHistory #DocumentaryHistory #DowntonAbbey #UpstairsDownstairs #TwentiethCentury #HotelWorkers #Track61 #LostNewYork