Draper’s other most enduring work is none other than the Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel on New York’s Upper East Side. Opened in 1930, this New York City icon bears a distinctive Art Deco style ...

In this respect The Carlyle presents an interesting problem. The desire to walk out, to go forth, is so strong. (The Met! I could be there in seven minutes!) But the desire to stay put, to hang out, ...

A great hotel it indisputably is. A classic, a landmark, a grande dame. And by New York standards this dame is getting on a bit. (You’d never ask her age, I know, but look her up. Born 1930.) ...