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Photographer: Andrew Ruppenstein
Taken: September 4, 2009
Caption: The Buckingham Hotel (1929) - Paderewski's last home, looking across 6th Ave.
Additional Description: The marker is located on the West 57th Street side of the building, on the left of the first set of windows in from the intersection.

The Buckingham's biography of Paderewski notes, "...the Buckingham Hotel the obvious choice for his visits: Steinway Hall was next door and Carnegie Hall just across the street. It offered Paderewski spacious accommodations, 'peace and quiet' and delicious food, according to both his notes and those who traveled with him. "
Submitted: November 8, 2009, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p84438
File Size: 0.743 Megabytes

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