The former 11-story, 35,000 sq foot Hotel Astor, was located in the Times Square area of Manhattan.  Upon its opening in September 1904, it dazzled guests with its enormous public rooms, and exquisitely decorated themes.  Located in the area bounded by Broadway, Astor Plaza, West 44th Street, and West 45th Street, the hotel was demolished in 1967.

The New York Press Club was founded in 1972 as a center for journalists.

The Society of the Genessee was founded in 1897 by Louis Wiley who had been a newspaperman in Rochester and became the editor of the New York Times.  It consisted of descendants of pioneer families of the Genesee Valley.

The Wisconsin Society of New York held its annual banquet at the Hotel Astor on February 28, 1906.  The Society was comprised of former residence of Wisconsin how were residing in New York.

George Bardin opened the Hotel St. George on Burd Street East of Broadway in Nyack, New York in 1886.  The hotel and its restaurant were the first stop for many travelers  from the boat landing on Burd Street to the interior of Rockland and beyond through the early 1900s.  Although it no longer operates as a hotel, the building where the hotel was located still stands today.

The Standard Club has been recognized as one of the most prestigious private city clubs in the country.  It has been an integral part of Chicago's business elite and fashionable society since its founding in 1869. The Club is revered as one of the city's civic treasures--an organization whose incomparable prestige and principles have attracted the city's business, cultural and charitable leaders for generations.  As prominent business people, professionals and community leaders, the club's members share a common bond of charitable, social and civic responsibility.

From 1869 through 1889, the Standard Club was located on the corner of Michigan Avenue & 13th Street.  It then relocated to Michigan and 24th Street from 1889 through 1926.  From 1926 to the present, the it has been located at 320 South Plymouth Court.

During the late 1880s or early 1890s, William Loomis purchased land on Mt. Tom in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to create a resort destination for weekend travelers. Loomis planned to build an amusement park called "Mountain Park" along with a mountaintop restaurant and hotel called the "Mt. Tom Summit House."  The Summit House was completed in June, 1897, a month after the completion of the Mt Tom railroad.

On October 8, 1900, the "picturesque" Summit House caught fire and burned to the ground.  The blaze was said to be the "most brilliant spectacles seen in this section since the burning of Mount Holyoke college."  The fire could be seen for miles "in spite of mists and rain."  The loss from the fire exceeded $25,000.

The New Reilly was a hotel in Baltimore opened by Hugh Reilly.  In 1916, the Elks held their annual convention there.

The Pauly House and Annex was a hotel and restaurant started by the Pauly Brothers in Burlington, Iowa.  The Annex was considered one of the most exclusive cafes in Burlington, according to the 1904 Railroad Trains-man Journal.  It is not known if this hotel had any relation to the "Pauly House" in Minneapolis which was operated by James Pauly.

The Russell House opened on the former sight of the old National Hotel on September 28, 1857.  The founders were William Henry Russell and William J, Chittenden.  Since its inception, Chittenden partnered with a number of different individuals.  He continued to be associated with the hotel even after his retirement and up to the time the hotel was closed and torn down to make way for a new and more modern hotel.  In October 1907, the Pontchartrain Hotel opened on the sight of the former Russell House.