New York City's Fifth Avenue was once home to "Millionaires' Row," where the wealthiest business tycoons of the Gilded Age ...

Become a paid member to listen to this article. May 10th marks the 175th anniversary of the Astor Place Opera House Riot, one of the most deadly riots in New York City history. The Astor Place ...

Working-class New Yorkers were encouraged to come and protest at the Astor Place Opera House a few days after the doubleheader. 10,000 people filled the streets around the opera house, none of ...

Oct. 9, 2009— -- In New York City, Brooke Astor, was an icon, the epitome of high society and a respected philanthropist.Inheriting her husband's $120 million fortune, she was called by some ...

Great riot at the Astor Place opera house, New York on Thursday evening May 10th, 1849 Digital Public Library of America When Major-General Charles Sandford recalled the scene at the Astor Place ...

Brooke Astor, the civic leader, philanthropist and fixture of New York high society who gave away nearly $200 million to support the city’s great cultural institutions and a host of humbler projects, ...

Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor, known as “The Mrs. Astor,” reigned supreme in New York society to the extent that her annual social schedule was broadly publicized.