FROZEN IN TIME Inside abandoned Niagara Falls hotel where JFK & Sinatra partied in grand ballroom & Marilyn Monroe filmed iconic movie
EERIE pictures reveal the inside of the abandoned Grand Hotel Niagara – one of the most prominent landmarks in New York.
The luxury hotel hosted the likes of Marilyn Monroe, US President John F Kennedy and Frank Sinatra before closing – but half a century later, it sits frozen in time.The Grand Hotel Niagara has been left to rust with its gold pillars, vintage wallpaper and herringbone floors.
The ballroom – which would have once hosted lavish events and star-studded parties – looks completely desolate, but the extravagant crystal chandelier remains hanging.
A lot of the old carpets have been littered with paint chipping off the walls and dirt.
Entire spaces are completely sparse – with no furniture or decor left behind to fill the empty space.Even what appears to be the kitchen looks apocalyptic, with plastic sheets attempting to cover the pipes and some of the tiles ripped out of the floor.
One of those who explored the rotting hotel is photographer Matthew Christopher, who runs Abandoned America.
The urban explorer was granted permission to enter the decaying hotel and take chilling images.
He told The Sun: “Hotel Niagara is a beautiful building, and an impressive sight to behold.
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I will confess that I was disappointed that the upper floors had been so thoroughly stripped, and the lower ones, while beautiful, were a bit of a jumble of tools and equipment.”
The hotel was built by Niagara Falls businessman Frank A. Dudley in 1924.
