Holiday romance in Newport Nov 23, 2008
Inspired by the 16th-century palaces of Genoa and Turin, The Breakers was built between 1892-95 by Cornelius Vanderbilt II. In 1972 the Preservation Society of Newport County purchased the home from the family, and it was designated a National Historic Landmark. "We find that people come again and again to our Holiday Evenings at The Breakers, because there is something very magical about seeing it at night, with its spectacular holiday decorations lit by the soft glow of its chandeliers and... (Boston Globe)
Young real estate agent becomes his own boss Oct 31, 2008
The name VanderMorgan was selected from two of the country's well-known business barons, J.P. Morgan and Cornelius Vanderbilt. He said he is setting up his company so that the name can be franchised. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Porsche reinvents the short squeeze Oct 31, 2008
Cornelius Vanderbilt once pulled one off, with members of the New York City Council as the victims. They had tried to profit by shorting a railroad company that Vanderbilt controlled, and then revoking the company's principal asset: a license to operate a street railway. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Historic Hudson returns to its roots: House tour harkens back to the days when Hudson was Claverack Landing Oct 8, 2008
Frederick Vanderbilt, grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, inherited the family's edifice complex, and two homes he commissioned--one for his wife's niece (Hosack Farm) and another for his financial manager (Hyde Park Manor)--are on the tour. Unlike the Vanderbilt mansion itself, open to the public as a National Park Service site, these are private homes, restored by their current owners and open for the occasion to tour ticket-holders. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Newport in the Gilded Age Oct 4, 2008
At the Breakers, built in 1895 for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, and other neighboring mansions, dinner parties for 200 were common. Rosecliff, the most beautiful, has a ballroom 80 feet in length. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Vanderbilt's true colors might be exposed Oct 3, 2008
I'd guess you read that without pause, perhaps recognizing it immediately as Nashville's top-tier academic institution Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt endowed in the early 1870s. No. 19 Vanderbilt. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Saratoga's Whitney Gala has Hong Kong flair Aug 2, 2008
Whitney started the gala in 1960 when her husband, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, asked her to liven up Saratoga. She added a common touch, serving hamburgers and omelettes, and hiring dancers to perform for the people outside. (Albany Times Union)
Revisiting a clash between Gilded Age titan and reformer Jul 3, 2008
Steve Weinberg's well-written "Taking On the Trust" chronicles this epoch when enormous fortunes were made by men like John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and J.P. Morgan, names still synonymous with money. Rising wealth was matched by increases in immigration. (Boston Globe)
Gates Among The Titans Jun 29, 2008
Still, by any rough measure of the value of money and achievement over time, it seems clear that Gates remains led by at least three ghosts--those of John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Start with the oil baron. (Forbes)
Marineland, Georgia aquarium form partnership May 7, 2008
Marineland was the brainchild of three men: naturalist W. Douglas Burden, industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Ilia Tolstoy, grandson of the Russian novelist. 1940s -- Closes and is used by the U.S. Army during World War II; research included development of a shark repellent in sea survival kits used by downed personnel. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
US power failure a 'dismal' turning point Apr 17, 2008
Asia Times Online :: Asian news and current affairs. I was 19 in October, 1979, when I first stepped into a campaign office. (Asia Times Online)
Lender to Michael Jackson: Pay Up or Beat It Mar 8, 2008
5 acres of beachfront property, the 32,000 square foot trophy mansion -- complete with 9 bedrooms and 12 full bathrooms -- was originally built in 1929 for the grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt. About RealtyTrac Inc. Ranked as the third largest real estate site by MediaMetrix and No. 53 on Inc. magazine's 2006 Inc. 500 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, RealtyTrac Inc. (), is the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, providing all the resources that home... (PR Newswire)
Walker: a DVD review Feb 17, 2008
Its the films coup and cop-out that history isnt sacred (Peter Boyle cameos as a farting Cornelius Vanderbilt), but then, for Cox, history is farce repeated as farce; the worst of the past always serves as an allegory for the present; history is always regrettable and never properly regretted. Like so many filmic history lessons, Walker, for all its goofiness, is still just as self-important as its totalitarian subject. (Yale Herald, CT)
Engineered to move people with beauty Feb 4, 2008
Cornelius Vanderbilt bought land between East 42nd and 47th streets and built the original Grand Central that opened in 1871. This brought the three railroad lines he owned together. (Boston Globe)
Police: Man tried to enter Whitney estate Jan 5, 2008
Whitney, now in her 80s, was heir to the fortune of her husband, multimillionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, who died in 1992. The couple kept Cady Hill as their primary residence until his death. (Albany Times Union)
Elaine Lorillard; helped start Newport Jazz Festival Dec 3, 2007
Army Lieutenant Louis Lorillard was a descendant of Pierre Lorillard, a tobacco tycoon who helped establish Newport as a sailing mecca and who owned the original Breakers home before selling it to Cornelius Vanderbilt, who expanded it into the famous mansion. In Naples, the Lorillards would have dates at underground jazz clubs. (Boston Globe)
Ellison's Courtroom Cup Coup Nov 30, 2007
He also proposed a new class of 90-foot boats intended to hark back to the days of the magnificent J-class yachts in the 1930s, raced by skippers like Cornelius Vanderbilt and Sir Thomas Lipton. To reduce costs and increase the number of competitors, Bertarelli proposed limiting each team to one boat--an advantage for cash-strapped teams but a disadvantage for Ellison, who can easily afford to keep two boats racing against each other for months on end to fine-tune equipment and tactics. (Forbes -- Technology)
Parents Cut Off 'Trust Fund Junkies' Nov 30, 2007
Carter Cooper, the son of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt (the granddaughter of rail tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, whose father died of alcohol poisoning) jumped to his death from a 14th-floor penthouse. One of her other relatives squandered his money and died penniless. (ABC News -- Business)
Full Story Oct 18, 2007
HEARST WIDOW ESTATE DEFAULT. Thursday, October 18, 2007 Last Update: 06:35 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Ayn Rand fans tour inspirational power source Oct 16, 2007
The statue of Cornelius Vanderbilt in front of Grand Central is similar to the fictitious one of Nat Taggart, founder of Atlas' railroad. Institute board member Harry Binswanger of New York recalled seeing a photo of Rand standing in Grand Central with her arms outstretched soon after the publication of the book. (Greenwich Time)
More fall color awaits at Vanderbilt Sep 26, 2007
Statue of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt ... Located in front of Buttrick Hall, this statue pays tribute to the great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt and the president of the university Board of Trust from 1955-1968. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Keeping track of 'Trainscape' proves challenging Sep 15, 2007
Abdalla and Schechter are both too serious for this essentially playful exhibition, unlike George Greenamyer, whose tongue-in-cheek "Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chief Rogue of the Railroad Robber Barons," a giant, folk-art style statue, looms over his patch of track. In the end, "Trainscape" is too ambitious and jumbled. (Boston Globe)
Pickens' money puts OSU on map Aug 29, 2007
Your Connection to the. It's like if you have a lot of turnover in coaches, if your facilities aren't competitive, you're not going to be competitive. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Mexico's new robber barons Aug 28, 2007
It takes about nine of the captains of industry and finance of the 19th and early 20th centuries - Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John J. Astor, Andrew Carnegie, Alexander Stewart, Frederick Weyerhaeuser, Jay Gould and Marshall Field - to replicate the footprint that Slim has left on Mexico. But the momentous scale is not the most galling aspect of Slim's riches. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Family Secret Jul 21, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007 Last Update: 08:25 AM EDT. SET FOR 'ONE MORE' TV VERSION. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Long Lake Library gets Whitney gift Jul 17, 2007
In celebration of the gift, the library will be renamed The Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Long Lake Library. The library, which has an annual budget of $59,000, is in the midst of a capital campaign to raise $500,000 to match a state construction grant and help pay for operating costs. (Albany Times Union)
Byars draft day comes with adversity Jun 29, 2007
Many years ago, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt said, "You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you." Derrick Byars will have that chance after slipping to the 42nd pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night. Byars was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers, although his rights were later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. (Vanderbilt Sports -- Rivals.com)
Not all heiresses are Parises, thank goodness. Jun 15, 2007
Anderson Cooper, the very successful and fairly fair host of "Anderson Cooper 360" on CNN, is a Vanderbilt, son of Gloria Vanderbilt of designer denim fame and many-greats grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who built his wealth by building a railroad and shipping network across the United States ... Anderson Cooper, the very successful and fairly fair host of "Anderson Cooper 360" on CNN, is a Vanderbilt, son of Gloria Vanderbilt of designer denim fame and many-greats grandson of Cornelius... (Townhall.com)
100-year-old Summit Hotel gets a face-lift Jun 3, 2007
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the railroad tycoon, and Henry Clay Frick, the steel titan, made time to relax here, too. All that history buttressed an excellent case for placing the inn on the National Register of Historic Places, which occurred just two years ago. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Special Report: Wall Street's Highest Earners Jun 2, 2007
Ever since the days of Cornelius Vanderbilt Wall Street has been a good place to build net worth. There are 16 billionaires on our list of top Wall Street earners but just 4 among the 20 best-paid chief executives. (Forbes)
Ticket clippers rake in the riches May 20, 2007
There are some interesting similarities and differences between the railroads and telegraph boom of the 19th century in America, which created the vast and enduring fortunes of John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie and others, and the boom of the early 21st century. The obvious similarity is that it has much to do with investment in national infrastructure: then railroads, electricity and the telegraph; now roads, airports, energy and communications. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
UCLA Makes Historic Newspaper Photos Available Online UCLA, May. 15 May 16, 2007
Started by Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. as the Illustrated Daily News in 1923, this newspaper merged with the Mirror in 1954 to become the Mirror-News and ceased publication in the early 1960s. The collection was given to the UCLA Library by the Times-Mirror Company in 1958. (University of California Newswire, CA)
Louis C. Tiffany May 7, 2007
His glasswork commissions for Mark Twain, Cornelius Vanderbilt and the White House under President Arthur brought him an international reputation and great financial success. Art and money. (Suite101.com)
Ship artifacts to be displayed at celebration Apr 17, 2007
Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the steamer in 1852, at his hand the ship had been reconstructed, adding even more accommodations. The vessel was described as being, "Luxurious. The staterooms surrounded the central saloon with doors of ornamented paneling outlined in gold leaf and washes of gold.". (Daily Triplicate)
Several Women Have Come Close to Taking the Oval Office Mar 9, 2007
Fun Fact: Woodhull served as spiritual adviser to railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who financed many of her ventures. Quote: "I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it.". (The Ledger)
Second Presbyterian unveils new sanctuary Feb 26, 2007
The church was made of the same type of limestone from the same quarry chosen by Cornelius Vanderbilt for his home in Biltmore, N.C.. 1900 Downtown fire spares the church, causing an estimated $100 in damage. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Keeping up with the Joneses Feb 25, 2007
"According to the U.S. Census Bureau, "Jones" is the fourth most common name in the country. But in Wilmington, especially among history buffs, the mention of it nearly always refers to Pembroke and Sarah Jones, the family that created Airlie Gardens.Of course, some dispute this and local historian Susan Taylor Block has uncovered a few of these theories during her research.Block, a Wilmington native and author of Airlie: The Garden of Wilmington, is the official Airlie historian. She spends an... (The Morning Star)
In Our Pages Jan 31, 2007
The American Ambassador to Germany and Mrs. Tower had a large American party to chaperone, including Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Miss Vanderbilt. 1932: Japanese Warned By British. (International Herald Tribune)
