Restaurateur / hotelier
A.M. Sonnabend
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Portrait of A.M. Sonnabend
i. Biography
A.M. Sonnabend was a restaurateur and hotelier who founded the Hotel Corporation of America in Boston, serving as its president to 1964. Earlier in his career, he founded Sonnabend Operated Hotels and owned and operated landmark properties including The Plaza Hotel in New York and the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago.
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When did A.M. Sonnabend run The Plaza Hotel?
A.M. Sonnabend owned and operated The Plaza Hotel in New York to 1964.
What hotel company did A.M. Sonnabend found?
He founded the Hotel Corporation of America in Boston, serving as its president.
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