THE Life MAGAZINE COLLECTION
AT THE HERALD SQUARE HOTEL

The Herald Square Hotel was built by Charles Dana Gibson as the home of Life Magazine and John Ames Mitchell in 1893. Life Magazine continued publication from this site through the mid 1920's. We are happy to present multiple images created by Life Publishing Company Inc.. These images throughout the hotel represent the art and times of this wonderful comic magazine.

Life Publishing Company Inc. represents more that just a magazine. It is a pictorial and written history of New York City, the country and the world at the turn of the twentieth century. "Winged Life", the symbolic editor, is represented in many of the images throughout the hotel. Be sure to notice our original cupid which graces the entrance to the building. According to Life Magazine, "The statue holds the place of honor in this our temple of Truth and Wisdom, for it represents the friendship of our friends."

Start here and look at the seasonal cover gallery. This group of covers changes with events, holidays, and seasons. We don't know of any topic that wasn't covered by its "covers" over its 52 years of existence.

We hope you will take time to enjoy the many covers, articles and history throughout the hotel.

Over the next few months we will be adding many more pictures from our extensive collection associated with the original artists, writers and editors. Every top illustrator of the time contributed to Life Magazine on or "under the covers".

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