I was told that my parents had their honeymoon at the Sherry Netherlands at 781 5th Avenue while my father was on leave during WWII (first two pictures). During WWII some hotels offered free stays to soldiers on leave. Coincidentally, Sherry is my name. My mother says my name wasn’t chosen because of the hotel. It may have been a subliminal choice.
For Norm’s Thursday Doors January 5, 2017
The old Plaza Hotel, famed for the children’s books about Eloise, is across the street at 59th Street and 5th Avenue. Next to the Plaza is Bergdorf Goodman.
Sherry Felix - port4u 
a lovely story to go with such beautiful images. Very classic!
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Thanks Cybele. I antiqued them a bit.
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Did your mother perhaps like sherry wine?
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No she didn’t. However, a sailor on board one of the Cunard ocean liners when I was 5 called me Port and said that is was a drink like Sherry and also nautical. I still use that nickname as you may notice. 🙂
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Love this post.
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Thank you 🙂
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Nice finds; will have to visit NY someday, again, and look for these great places.
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Thanks. Hope you do. My husband leads history tours http://www.marcvillagewalk.com/
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Thanks for the link, always wanted to do one of these tours:)
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All these are gorgeous!
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Thank you 🙂
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wow, thanks for taking me there!!
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Manhattan has lots of interesting architecture. Glad you liked my picks.
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Stunning place! I love the Old World feeling of the Sherry. What an elegant place for your parents to spend their honeymoon.
Donna
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It is. Wish I could spend a night there.
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A lovely piece of your family history backed up in style, wonderful doors, and my thoughts are your name may have been related to happy times for your parents…
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Thanks. Could be true. It’s a romantic notion.
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Beautiful architecture wow!
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Yes indeed 🙂
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These are all stellar, Sherry, and wonderful memories for those first two. No favorites today, although I do love the second shot.
janet
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Thank you so much.
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Ohooh, I love the idea of the hotel and your name being the same. And, I love your photos.
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Thank you Carol. Glad you like my editing.
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Very posh and fancy, unlike my doors on https://ianbcross.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/thursday-doors-7/
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Thanks for dropping by Ian. I like your doors.
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Excellent shots. I bet your name is no coincidence
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Thanks Derick. Mum says my name wasn’t chosen because of the hotel. But they did get to spend a few nights there for free while Dad was on leave before I was born. It may have been a subliminal choice.
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I’ll drink to that 🙂
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Beautiful! And What a cool story about your name! 🙂
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Thanks Trini.
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Have never seen the Sherry Netherlands…quite stunning!
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During WWII some hotels offered free stays to soldiers on leave. History of The Sherry http://www.sherrynetherland.com/about-the-sherry-netherland Only my first two photos are of that hotel.
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Amazing ! I wonder how many soldiers took advantage of that offer. Soldiers were treated much differently then. I remember listening to many stories told by elders of that generation with regards to WWII . I’ll check out the link…thank you!
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