Milford Plaza Hotel
Encyclopedia
The 1,300-Room Milford Plaza Hotel was the largest hotel in New York City
when it opened in 1928. This historic Manhattan hotel remains among the largest New York City hotels in the heart of the Theater District
, one block from NYC's Times Square
. As of 2011, it is owned by the Ramada
hotel chain. It famously used the song "Lullaby of Broadway
" in television ads for many years.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
when it opened in 1928. This historic Manhattan hotel remains among the largest New York City hotels in the heart of the Theater District
Theatre District, New York
The Theater District is an area in Midtown Manhattan where most Broadway theaters are located, as well as many other theaters, movie theaters, restaurants, hotels and other places of entertainment. It extends from 40th Street to 54th Street, and from west of Sixth Avenue to east of Eighth Avenue,...
, one block from NYC's Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
. As of 2011, it is owned by the Ramada
Ramada
Ramada is a hotel chain owned and operated by Wyndham Worldwide.- History :The lodging chain was founded in 1953 by longtime Chicago restaurateur Marion W...
hotel chain. It famously used the song "Lullaby of Broadway
Lullaby of Broadway (song)
"Lullaby of Broadway" is a popular song with music written by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, published in 1935. The song was introduced by Wini Shaw in the musical film, Gold Diggers of 1935, and, in an unusual move, it was used as background music in a sequence in the Bette Davis film...
" in television ads for many years.