John Jacob Astor built his fortune in the fur business and New York real estate. John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor Jr. cofounded the Waldorf-Astoria after a feud. Modern Astor ...
Picture this: towering ballrooms, marble staircases, and gardens that stretch as far as your eyes can see. The Astor family ...
Sept. 1, 2006 — -- If there was ever hard proof that the gilded age was over, it's the sad, sordid story of alleged greed, wealth and family dysfunction that has surrounded one of America's great ...
From homes to jewelry and art, go inside one of the great American fortunes. Oct. 9, 2009— -- In New York City, Brooke Astor, was an icon, the epitome of high society and a respected ...
In 1911, a teenaged socialite named Madeleine Talmage Force rose from relative obscurity to land one of the greatest eligible bachelors of her era: a newly divorced Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, who ...
Broadway production of Shakespeare's Richard II, starring Tony Award nominee Michael Urie. The extended limited Off-Broadway ...
The Caller-Times asked readers to vote to decide which local restaurant in Corpus Christi serves the best steak. The community voted, and the top 14 went to a top 7, then to a top 4 and then a top 2.