Historic Hotel in Times Square

The History of The Hotel Edison

The Hotel Edison carries a rich past -- from its beginnings as an Art Deco masterpiece to its status as a destination for celebrities and movie shoots -- and an exciting present, with the addition of newly remodeled Signature Collection rooms.

The backstory of our historic hotel in Times Square begins in the 1930s:

1931 - Let There Be Light

Thomas Alva Edison himself turns on the lights at the grand opening of Hotel Edison. The hotel proudly holds the name of the famed American inventor to this day.

From its early days, the hotel's prime Times Square location and its elegant Art Deco style attracted attention.

1940s - Present -- Hollywood's Second Home

1940s - Tony Pastor performs at Hotel Edison

1950s - "Naked City" detective Adam Flint is filmed kissing a girlfriend in front of Hotel Edison

1972 - Hotel Edison's hallway appears in "The Godfather"

1994 - Jack Warden and John Cusack walk through the hotel in "Bullets over Broadway"

2014 - Michael Keaton stops in at The Rum House for a few drinks in his role as Riggan Thomson in the Oscar Award-winning "Birdman"

2000s -- Staying In Vogue

The Hotel Edison emerges as a trendsetter once more, reviving the elegance of old New York City

2008 -- The Edison Ballroom, Reborn

The Edison Ballroom reopens after Glen & Company restore the interior with its original Art Deco elements

2014 - The Signature Collection Arrives