Comments by "Andrew Brendan" (@andrewbrendan1579) on "Step Inside Mrs. Astor's Mansions: Luxuries Beyond Your Wildest Dreams!" video.

  1. Great video, Ken! When Mrs. Astor referred to women who would come after her in society I wonder if she was making a dig at Alva Vanderbilt. --- Also you and your viewers might be interested in the book "Mrs. Astor's New York -- Money and Social Power" by Eric Homberger. -- I noticed that across the street from Mrs. Astor's original house we can see the marble Stewart mansion: maybe the subject of another "This House" video? --- I found the Astor houses overwhelming. The original house in its original form probably would have worked for me! Fun facts: the John Jacob Astor who was lost on the Titanic invented the bicycle brake and was one of the first science-fiction writers. He wrote a novel about a man who tilted the earth on its axis and was able to create perpetual springtime.
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