A 100th birthday party for the venerable Plaza Hotel was held in New York on Monday night, Oct. 1, 2007. The Plaza hotel, the setting for Truman Capote's Black and White Ball and home to the fictional Eloise, celebrated the milestone woith a dazzling fireworks display and a one-ton cake.
Fireworks highlighted a 100th birthday celebration for the Plaza Hotel in New York on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007. The Plaza hotel was the setting for a number of movies, including "The Way We Were."
Jack Kemp, former politician and presidential hopeful, arrives for the Plaza Hotel for a 100th birthday celebration tribute in New York on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007.
Isaac Tshuva, current owner of the Plaza, arrives for the hotel's 100th birthday celebration tribute on New York's Fifth Avenue on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007. The hotel is closed an dbeing concerted to condominiums.
Martha Stewart arrives for the Plaza Hotel's 100th birthday celebration tribute in New York on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007.
Financial guru Suze Ormann arrives for the Plaza Hotel's 100th birthday celebration tribute in New York on Monday Oct. 1, 2007.
Songwriter Paul Anka, left, sings praises to Isaac Tshuva, owner of the Plaza Hotel, during a 100th birthday celebration for the grand dame of hotels in New York on Monday Oct. 1, 2007.
Paul Anka, left sings praises to Isaac Tshuva, the owner of the Plaza Hotel during a 100th birthday celebration tribute to the grand dame of hotels in New York on Monday Oct. 1, 2007.
Fireworks flare around the Plaza Hotel during its 100th biorthday tribute in New York on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007.
Fireworks outline the front of the 100-year-old Plaza Hotel at a birthday tribute in New York on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007. The hotel was the setting for Truman Capote's Black and White Ball and home to the fictional Eloise of children's literature.