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Jul 28, 2006 · By Mike McIntire. July 28, 2006. When Vincent Astor died of a heart attack early one morning in February 1959, it heralded not only the end of one of America's great capitalist dynasties but...
Vincent Astor (1891–1959), son of the John Jacob Astor who built the well-known hotels, departed markedly from Astor family conservatism. He sold some Astor-owned properties to New York City under generous terms so that they might be converted into housing projects. In addition, he backed….
Nov 16, 2016 · Vincent Astor, the fifty year old, fifth generation Land-Lord of New York and one of the wealthiest men alive, was about to meet with representatives of the F.B.I., the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Division, and the Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence to discuss defending New York from Axis sabotage, espionage, and military offensives ...
Vincent Astor, now a Captain in the Naval Reserves, would use his experience as a yachtsman to coordinate convoys and steer them clear of enemy threats as the U.S. went to war in Europe. In...
Sep 10, 2006 · Vincent Astor used his $87 million family fortune to shape his real estate career that left a rich and original legacy on the New York streetscape.
Jan 18, 2023 · MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Longtime Memphis gay rights activist and author Vincent Astor has died at the age of 69, the Commercial Appeal reported Wednesday. Astor was a Memphis icon and LGBTQ+ historian who collected a treasure trove of photographs, periodicals, newspapers, flyers and other LGBT paraphernalia throughout the years, and donated it ...
A Life of Give and Take. When his father John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic, Vincent Astor inherited the greatest personal fortune on earth – and the St. Regis Hotel. An undergraduate with little experience of the world, he would soon become one of America’s greatest philanthropists. Words by David Masello.
