1889-1895 Broadway (44-50 West 63rd St., 69-77 Columbus Ave.) The Empire Hotel

Block:  1115      Lot: 57
Street:  Broadway, Columbus Avenue, and West 63rd Street
Date of Construction: 1922-1923
NB Permit: 447-1922
Architect:  Merrick, Frederick I.
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Owner: Morewood Realty Holding Co.
Use:  Hotel

1930 Census
Ward: 31-380
# of Households: 1 (W)
# of Households headed by Immigrant: 0
Countries:  N/A
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomers: 193 (W), 1 (Japanese) (Guests)
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomer Immigrants: 17
Countries:  Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Nova Scotia, Russia, and Wales

1940 Census
Ward: 31-627B
# of Households: 3 (W)
# of Households headed by Immigrant: 1
Countries:  Germany
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomers: 300 (W) 
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomer Immigrants: 56
Countries:  Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Palestine, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Venezuela, and Wales

1950 Census
Ward: 31-321
# of Households: 9 (W)
# of Households headed by Immigrant: 2
Countries:  Cuba and Ireland
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomers: 289 (W) 
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomer Immigrants: 58
Countries:  Austria, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, and Scotland

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Notes: Residents who worked at the hotel (e.g., managers, telephone operators, maids) were included as heads of household. Guests of the hotel were counted as lodgers.

All images courtesy NYC Municipal Archive.