Titanic victim's legacy lives on
John Jacob Astor IV, who was one of the richest men in America, went down with the ship.
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The St. Regis
When Astor built the St. Regis in 1904, it overlooked Fifth Avenue's row of mansions and, at just 18 stories high, was one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city. It was modeled after the extravagant hotels of Europe that had not yet become ubiquitous in the U.S.
Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew
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