Post #560041 by MoonBeach on Fri, Oct 15, 2010 7:13 PM

In response to the article entitled "The Waldorf Hotel: A Time Capsule", my understanding is that the Waldorf Hotel Leetegs weren't all that expensive when Bob Mills bought them, although he did pay more than the going price at the time($75). He paid "a couple of hundred apiece" for the unframed velvets, but this was shortly before Leeteg died and so they rapidly appreciated in value. What Bob Mills and his wife Patricia did spend a lot of money on was their home, which they built in the early 60s, and travel. Prior to moving into their new home they lived in several customized rooms in the upstairs wing of the hotel facing Hastings Street, which I thought was pretty cool because since they were my grandparents, I got to spend a lot of time there. To my recollection the hotel did not decline at all in the 60s - business was booming and the hotel was maintained immaculately.